No other mammal can survive colder body temperatures than the Arctic ground squirrel. Its chilly hibernation is inspiring new treatments for heart attacks, stroke, and brain injury.

A tiny rescue squirrel transformation turns into pure wholesome chaos, with nervous beginnings, snack energy, and the cutest ...

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Many of the slivers and bits of soap unused by manufacturers end up wasted, but the Pittsburgh-based organization Eco-Soap Bank ensures some of it gets recycled and put in front of those in need ...

A 12-year study on what stresses ground squirrels dropped recently, and its findings might give new awareness for dog owners. That’s according to Jenn Smith, associate professor of ...

Three taxidermied penguins preside over Room 426 in Allwine Hall, standing atop a row of metal cabinets in the back corner. The Antarctic birds are locked in an everlasting staring contest with a ...

Women taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy were roughly 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than women who weren’t, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania ...

Ground squirrels spend many months in a winter slumber, and then awake ravenous and eat anything and everything in sight. A study of 700,000-year-old DNA from coprolites — fossilized poo — has now ...

Few premises are more immediately appealing than Squirrel with a Gun’s. A sandbox game where you control a gun-toting rodent and wreak havoc on the local population? Yes, please! And that premise ...

Driving can often be a dull affair, with the same buildings and roads blending together, turning the journey into a drag. But then, as pointed out by a new report from SIXT, some routes can make all ...

Maggie Reed, the business unit leader for Gilbane Building’s Richmond, Virginia, office, says resilience is key to breaking ...