The cat-sized, butter-colored rodents live about 15 years on average, a much longer lifespan than what is expected for their size. Alan Vernon via Wikicommons/Flickr CC BY 2.0 When hibernating ...

The critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot is making quite the recovery, according to The Discourse. Twenty-two of these marmots were found in the wild in 2003, earning the title of Canada's ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The array of island-like mountains that characterizes the Great Basin has long been a model system for studying the effects of past and ...

The cumulative adversity index for people quantifies numerous measures of hardship, such as poverty and stress to understand health and longevity over the individual's lifespan. A similar tool could ...