Evolutionary adaptation helped cave bears hibernate, but may have caused extinction
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 - 13:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A study published in Science Advances on April 1 reveals a new hypothesis that may explain why European cave bears went extinct during past climate change periods. The research was motivated by controversy in the scientific literature as to what the animal (Ursus spelaeus) ate and how that affected their demise.