In a town on England's west coast, red squirrels fed by humans were found to have lost muscle mass and experienced changes to the shapes of their skulls. A team of researchers compared the remains ...

"My parents always love a good prank and love to make others laugh," Tiffanie Alleman told Newsweek. "I think they definitely achieved it." ...

Hibernation, for thirteen-lined ground squirrels, appears important in fertility, hunger management and temperature control. Understanding this could open insights into human physiology and medicine.

Humans have exploited the squirrels’ determination for their own amusement-just Google “squirrel obstacle course”, and prepare to laugh until you hyperventilate. Squirrels are classified as ...

Olney, Illinois, has taken steps to protect an iconic mammal from domesticated felines, setting a possible model for other ...

A new study from the University of California claims that squirrels could have four different personality types, similar to humans. Scientists studied golden-mantled ground squirrels which are ...

These fat stores help the squirrel stay warm. Another strategy squirrels use to keep warm is shivering. Just like with humans, the rapid muscle contractions of shivering generate heat. Grey ...