Observatory: Ground Squirrels Chew Snakeskins to Mask Their Scent
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This eau de snake acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrelâs own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Scientists are scratching their heads over strange patterns cropping up on moss-covered logs in parks in the region.
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The Urban Forest Mapping Project, an open-source database that maps every public tree in San Francisco, goes online. Squirrels are worried, but the project's engineers hope their code spreads. By Rachel Swaby.
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Scientists at a U.S. weapons laboratory say they have trained bees to sniff out explosives in a project they say could have far-reaching applications for U.S. homeland security and the Iraq war.
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In Evangeline Parish, La., squirrel season's opening celebrates and preserves a distinct Cajun custom.
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HWANGE NATIONAL PARK, Zimbabwe -- Wildlife guide Mike Scott followed footprints of one large animal after another -- elephant, buffalo, kudu, leopard, lion -- and then stopped suddenly, sniffing the air. ``Shall we follow our noses?" he said, heading toward a powerful stench that grew more noxious by the step.
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By Michelle J. Lee; Journal Environment Writer  A warm November - and so far, December - means hummingbirds can still find food and your azaleas may have begun to show buds.
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - Chewing exotic flowers and common weeds, the indiscriminate eating habits of free-roaming goats have earned them expulsion from a U.S...
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Scientist have always wondered how pigeons manage to be such good navigators and have a &#39;nose for the north&#39; and now a new study has suggested that it is because they have small magnetic particles in their beaks, which helps them detect different magnetic
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By WES SMALLING, PHOTO BY JANE PHILLIPS  ANIMALS  If you leave your hummingbird feeder or your pet's food dish out at night, you might be awakened at 3 a.m. by a grumpy old bear rummaging through your backyard.
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Radio frequency identification tags, usually used to track commercial products, are helping researchers study the movements of Amazonian peccaries.
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Trying to decode the subtle cues that lead to human rapport, scientists have trained their focus on mimicry.
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New research shows that despite their reputation, rats will hlep each other, even strangers, acquire food.
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By John Noble Wilford  Scientists have discovered an extinct animal the size of a small squirrel that lived in China at least 125 million years ago and soared among the trees.
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WASHINGTON - Small owls that scatter mammal dung around the entrances to their underground burrows may be wiser than the practice would seem to suggest.
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A fascinating new study in the January/February 2007 issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology looks at the benefits of huddling vs. solitude, comparing strategies used by striped skunks to get through long, cold winters in northern climates.
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A species of parasitic wasp releases a potent chemical before beating a retreat, behavior that could hold clues for how to better use the wasps as natural pest controls.