This video explores how flying squirrels and several other species use controlled falls to survive. High speed footage reveals the precision behind each glide. Scientists explain how anatomy, instinct ...

Even with all the money and influence of his billionaire backers, Trump can't stop negative reporting from getting out ...

This documentary explores the rise of one of the most dominant carnivorous predators of the Jurassic era. It examines how this powerful hunter evolved specialized traits that allowed it to outmaneuver ...

You know that moment when you’re minding your own business… and a squirrel launches itself across two branches like it’s ...

For an interview on a Slate podcast this month, I was asked to pick a movie that exemplified 2025—not the year’s best film ...

Red squirrels have returned to Aberdeen city centre, reversing a retreat north dating back to the 1970s. Tests confirm a red squirrel found dead at the village of Kirkbean had contracted squirrelpox.

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Move over, Fat Bear Week — we've got a new fat animal in town. Every year as fall begins, outdoor enthusiasts observe the holiest of traditions: crowning the fattest bear at Brooks River in Alaska's ...

Squirrels: Are they just rats with better PR? Be advised that this is not safe reading material for squirrel lovers, or even squirrel apologists. In my opinion, squirrels are worse than rats—smarter, ...

Squirrels are a common sight you might not think twice about. But researchers like UC Davis behavioural ecologist Sonja Wild say there’s a lot they can teach us. For the last few years, she’s helped ...

Have you noticed squirrels going a bit crazy this fall? I mean more than usual? I’ve been hearing a lof of people talking about the long, cold winter in store for us and they say they can tell because ...