When you think of squirrels, you probably imagine cute, fluffy-tailed rodents stuffing their faces with nuts. This past summer, however, researchers photographed California ground squirrels viciously ...

Ancient poop revealed the surprisingly carnivorous nature of an Arctic survivor. Bits of this poop, belonging to Arctic squirrels, had sat locked in Yukon permafrost for tens of thousands of years — ...

(CNN) – Some squirrels in California have an extensive palate. The furry creatures are traditionally known for feasting on nuts, berries and the like, but scientists recently noticed one type of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a squirrel sits eating a vole, pulling its meat with its teeth A compilation of California ground squirrels hunting voles in June ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --California ground squirrels that scientists thought ate only grains are eating voles, too, according to researchers at University of California-Davis and the University of ...

This story was originally published in November 2020. Eating wild game meat is a great way to make your diet leaner, fresher and more sustainable. For sustainable meat aficionados who are not ready to ...

For most of us, squirrels are harmless, slightly chaotic nut-hoarders. You can see them darting across sidewalks, digging up flowerbeds, and staring through windows like they pay rent. They're ...

Which is why, this year, I’m leaning into my nerdish tendencies and rounding up some good, interesting, or inspiring news stories from the science world—promising discoveries, exciting new data, ...