hibernation
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Read next: The Fed has gone into hibernation.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
Figuring out how to mimic hibernation, allowing the human body to husband resources during long stretches of transport, could contribute to superiority in space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Some will double their weight to prepare for wintertime hibernation, often scavenging for calories for up to 20 hours per day.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
When the alpine climate eventually cooled, the species developed survival strategies such as hibernation.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025
“There are notes here about its hibernation period I didn’t have before,” Valley said.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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