"The last time we knew they were in Arkansas was about 800 to 1,000 years ago when some of their bones were found in ...

Hibernation is an intricate process where an animal’s body shuts down almost completely in the winter and reactivates in the ...

As winter approaches and the temperature drops to -30C across parts of Canada, the thirteen-lined ground squirrel nestles one-metre underground in a grass-lined burrow for six months of the year.

The study, which was conducted in the 13-lined ground squirrel and rats, may represent a possible surgery-free strategy for managing cataracts, a common cause of vision loss. The study published ...