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These Little Hibernating Rodents May Well Hold the Secret of Interstellar Travel

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Could humans ever travel to distant stars? A surprising answer could come from small mammals that are often ignored: striped squirrels. These small terrestrial squirrels that hibernate may hold the key to revolutionary technology for space travel. Their ability to reduce their metabolism by 95% and survive without [...]
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Could humans ever travel to distant stars? A surprising answer could come from small mammals that are often ignored: striped squirrels. These small terrestrial squirrels that hibernate may hold the key to revolutionary technology for space travel. Their ability to reduce their metabolism by 95% and survive without [...]

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SciencePost broke the news in on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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