If you weren’t fooled on April Fools’ Day this week, you are in the minority. I got fooled severely when “friends” got to me with several assorted skulls and, other ...

Sounds. That's the thing you leave the Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area within your head if you've spent the night there. Sounds of geese and ducks and swans, usually. But not this time. not for ...

Certain species of ground squirrels hibernate underground without any food or water for up to eight months of the year. It’s a super-extreme survival strategy, enabled by a complicated cascade of ...

Two squirrels, four ducks and an opossum. Oh, my! I enjoy almost all of God’s creation, although I do give spiders and snakes ...

The SPCA is caring for rescued baby squirrels that were orphaned by tree trimming. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty ...

Humans aren't the only ones looking forward to fresh fruit in the spring. Squirrels and opossums often grab the best bite ...

A home in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood is currently for sale for $3.9 million. The home is located at 5435 ...

Inspired by squirrels, scientists built a robot that lands on narrow perches—advancing agile robotics for disasters and space ...

Using rodent bait and insecticides may help control mice, gophers, and mosquitos, but using them can have consequences for ...

A leaping robot could have application in search and rescue, construction, even forest monitoring. But how do you design a robot to stick a landing on a branch or pipe? Biologists worked with robot ...

Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a candle to a ...

Salto the jumping robot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe — just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch.