A tiny structure hidden beneath the skin may hold clues to smoother skin and better healing. New research shows this feature forms after birth, not before, and scientists now know what controls it.
But no creature is more tied to the image of a long, cozy winter than hibernating bears all snuggled up in their dens. This ...
Brown bears living near villages in central Italy have evolved to be less aggressive, according to a new study, the latest to show how humans are shaping the evolution of wildlife. Marsican brown ...
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Could humans hibernate? Scientists say it’s possible, only if we mimic what bears already do
Interest in human hibernation has intensified in recent years, driven by the convergence of long-duration space travel requirements and advances in metabolic science. Space agencies, academic ...
Every fall and winter, headlines are filled with stories about bears—attacks on humans, raids on garbage cans, and threats to household pets. The media often portrays bears as a serious problem, and ...
Brown bears have become less aggressive after regular interaction with humans over hundreds of years, according to new research. An isolated population of the mammals living in a region of Italy with ...
A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive. Humans have long shaped the environments in ...
Such tools could help scientists track population sizes or recognize aggressive animals that have attacked humans ...
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