This slender-bodied, slate gray insectivore named for its long tail or habitat, depending on which common name one chooses ... With few exceptions, the rock shrew requires a cool, moist site with a ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...

While most of us are over familiar with the flu-like symptoms, there's plenty we don't know about this common condition. Here, we look at four more fascinating facts about the common cold.

The common shrew is an excellent model to investigate this problem because of its many geographical races (potential species) differing chromosomally, and its several sibling species (recently ...

I love sitting on my back porch, observing wildlife: it’s peaceful and enjoyable at the beginning or after a hard day at work ...

You may think your dog knowledge is outstanding (you know popular dog breeds like the back of your hand), but the truth is that some dog facts you ... One of the most common dog myths is that ...

The nose of this small rodent is yellowish orange, and thus another common name, the yellow-nosed vole ... This limited distribution is a consequence of habitat preference, and to come extent, results ...

They are also endlessly fascinating, as any list detailing facts about dogs will prove ... Human males with the most common type of colorblindness lack the green cone type, and dogs also lack ...

Crop fields are low in biodiversity, but farmers may soon be part of the solution thanks to a Cornell innovation that allows ...

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by ...

For example, the common bird’s-foot trefoil is a food plant for 160 species of insects, which in turn support mammals and birds such as shrews and lapwings. Wildflowers provide bees, butterflies and ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...