Koude-adaptatie

Bristlecone Pine Genome Reveals the High Cost of Five Millennia of Survival

Scientists have finally sequenced the massive, 25-billion-base-pair genome of the Great Basin bristlecone pine, uncovering the biological trade-offs of the world’s oldest living o… Apr 18, 2026

Environment

Hibernating queen bumblebees can survive eight days underwater

A laboratory accident has revealed that overwintering bumblebee queens can endure prolonged flooding by switching to a mixed-metabolic survival state, offering a buffer against er… Apr 12, 2026

Genetics

Hibernating hamsters could help astronauts

New lab work on hibernators — from Syrian hamsters to ground squirrels and bears — is revealing biological tricks that might let humans enter safe, reversible torpor for long spac… Feb 16, 2026

Science

How a 200‑Year Whale Outwits Aging

New research finds bowhead whales use an unusually powerful DNA‑repair system — driven by a cold‑activated protein called CIRBP — that may explain their 200‑plus year lifespans an… Nov 18, 2025

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Bristlecone Pine Genome Reveals the High Cost of Five Millennia of Survival

Hibernating queen bumblebees can survive eight days underwater

Hibernating hamsters could help astronauts

How a 200‑Year Whale Outwits Aging