The North American squirrel is an oft-seen but under-recognized staple of North America. They operate on a low-key level but are adaptable enough to survive the waves of human development that have ...

Faculty members of the University of California, Berkeley, have received 22 Nobel Prizes. But some of the most impressive displays of intelligence in recent years on the Berkeley campus have been made ...

North Dakota’s fourth-largest city is battling an escalating problem with Richardson's ground squirrels. These small creatures, native to the northern Plains, weigh less than a pound, are about a foot ...

Seems like any time you see a squirrel, it’s busy doing something—headed somewhere; scrounging for food. And being out and about all the time also means “they’re tasty morsels for a lot of different ...

This post was originally published at Urban Science Adventures! © on January 23, 2009 as Urban Wildlife Watch: Squirrels and Dreys. ***** Squirrels are rodents, so ...

If the squirrels think your yard is best, you might be unintentionally feeding them. Check this list of ways you could be ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Flying squirrels already perform one famous ...

This time of year, Wildwoods volunteers are feeling the pressure of orphaned squirrel kits arriving by the dozens. These little ones require special formula. Don't try this at home, by the way. Cow's ...

An infestation of gray squirrels is “destroying England,” said Jane Owen in the London Times. The gray was introduced into a few English forests as an exotic, novelty species in the 19th century. With ...