A recent study modelled the distribution of two giant flying squirrels from the Eastern Himalayas using reports of sightings and environmental data. It found that only a fraction of the squirrels’ ...

Squirrels, while adorable to look at, can cause a fair bit of trouble in your garden by munching on your plants and flowers. Gardens are the ideal playground for these creatures, who will happily ...

I reach for it slowly with the net and suddenly he launches himself. Then something magical happens. Our mouths drop and we ...

"One tick can begin an entire invasion." That's not a catchphrase from a horror movie—it's the reality confronting the U.S. as the Asian longhorned tick quickly gains new ground, sproouting up in ...

There are 40 cat species (not taking into account the various breeds of domesticated cats, which are over 70) naturally ...

We are experiencing a dangerous decline in nature and humans are causing it: We are using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to maintain our current way of life and ecosystems cannot keep up with our ...

5 fast facts about echidnas Echidna spines are actually a special type of hair. Echidnas don't have very good vision, but they have a strong sense of smell and hearing. When they feel threatened ...

The Arctic is one of the most stark and beautiful places on Earth. Vast expanses of pack ice cover deep ocean composing the planet's largest and least fragmented inhabited region. Home to an array of ...

A charity says it is "highly likely that something has happened" to the squirrel last seen in March. The Channel Island also lacks other small species like moles, badgers, foxes, snakes and toads ...

The Midpeninsula Open Space District has several projects planned in and around Los Gatos, including improving access to Bear ...

This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology and natural ...