A University of Arizona study has uncovered a surprising relationship between an animal's body temperature and its likelihood of evolving into an herbivore. The study, published in the journal Global ...

No other mammal can survive colder body temperatures than the Arctic ground squirrel. Its chilly hibernation is inspiring new treatments for heart attacks, stroke, and brain injury.

Warm-blooded animal groups with higher body temperatures have lower amounts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, while those with lower body temperatures have more REM sleep, according to new research ...

New clues about the subtle but previously poorly understood evolutionary dance happening between temperatures and changes in the size of animal body parts have been revealed in a study led by ...

The new research offers important insights about how animals, particularly birds, may adapt to the rapid rise in temperatures driven by global climate change Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the ...

As summer temperatures rise, dairy cows are at greater risk for heat stress. Heat-stressed cows suffer from reduced dry ...

Camels are uniquely adapted to survive extreme desert conditions through a range of biological and behavioral traits. They ...

The study suggests a previously unobserved relationship between body temperature and REM sleep, with REM sleep appearing to act like a 'thermostatically controlled brain heater.' Warm-blooded animal ...