"Squeak the Squirrel" follows a golden-mantled ground squirrel named Squeak as he forages for food and learns various tasks to obtain nuts and seeds. The film showcases Squeak's intelligence and ...

Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear to be thriving, living in cities across the country and even expanding their historical range. To investigate what ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's sea otters have become surprising environmental champions by tackling a destructive invasive species wreaking havoc ...

The planarian is nobody's idea of a genius. A flatworm shaped like a comma, it can be found wriggling through the muck of lakes and ponds worldwide. Its pin-size head has a microscopic structure that ...

For years, a handful of local animal lovers have been dealing with the problem of stray and abandoned animals in Yakima County, paying out of their own pocket for spay and neuter operations and ...

Central New Yorkers love animals. Witness the teamwork of a small group pulling together earlier this month to help a fledgling falcon that had fallen from its nest downtown. The group found a ...