As urban development continues to creep further into Earth's oldest and most diverse rainforests, a Swansea University-led ...

A couple have been sentenced after cattle were found in deep mud and without proper access to water on 'unsuitable' land in Shrewton ...

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating stories from the past year of UC research that illustrate the resilience of life on our ...

A preliminary study traces an mpox outbreak in a group of Ivory Coast monkeys to the fire-footed squirrel, indicating the ...

The masked shrew, a tiny mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase during winter to conserve energy ...

Imagine stumbling across a tiny creature darting across the African underbrush, its nose twitching and legs pumping like a ...

However, their slow pace is an adaption for conserving energy. While small and incredibly fast, shrews have tiny brains and are often considered “dumb” due to their limited ability to perform complex ...

Image via wikimedia commons. The short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) might be one of the most common yet least seen mammals in North American yards. These small, velvety gray creatures with ...

Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months.

Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains ...

Dr. Bryan McLean and undergraduate Leo Ivey in the biology department use UNCG's Micro-CT scanner to image masked shrews, a small insectivorous mammal from western North Carolina and widespread in ...

Mother giraffe Mara welcomed her newest calf, named Tucker, at the Animal Kingdom Theme Park in Bay Lake, Florida, on Monday according to Disney. It's Disney World's first giraffe birth since 2021.