Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

In general, evolution is a long, slow process of tiny changes passed down over generations, resulting in new adaptations and ...

The findings of a new study "clearly show that interfering with the environment has a detectable effect on wildlife," a ...

Hoarding, in the animal kingdom, is a strategy that has been perfected over millions of years. It is not just a survival ...

Voles are rodents that are closer in size and shape to hamsters than they are to the similarly sounding moles. These rodents are a common sight throughout North America, but some people ascribe a mole ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

When living things are faced with dramatic shifts in the world around them, they sometimes rapidly adapt to better survive.

Urban wildlife is evolving right under our noses — and scientists have the skulls to prove it. By examining over a century’s ...

Microsoft admits 400 million Windows devices have disappearedMicrosoft exec Yusuf Mehdi probably didn’t think anyone would notice when he claimed that Windows now runs on “over a billion monthly ...

California ground squirrels are as commonplace as the seeds, acorns, and grains they’re often seen nibbling. Yet, scientists ...

Grass that is wet from dew should not be mowed. Here is why mowing too early in the day damages your mower and your lawn.

With all the rainfall, trees and shrubs have had substantial growth. But this lush growth is also appealing to wildlife in the neighborhood.