Camp Hill virus was discovered by looking at tissue samples from short-tailed shrews that were collected in 2021. It’s a new ...

The Nicobar Islands are a biodiversity hotspot, home to unique species found nowhere else. Long isolated, these islands have ...

For pet and lab mice, running wheels are a common feature, often used to encourage exercise. However, some scientists have argued that mice only run on these wheels because they live in cages and that ...

We need to talk about henipaviruses. You might be thinking, Heni-what-now? But, you want to pay attention to the Alabama Camp ...

T here is something inherently appealing about finding an animal few have seen in the wild. This could be a “ los t ” species or a particularly rare creature, but for students at University of ...

During the examinations and photograph sessions, the little shrews were well-fed. Once the students completed their documentation, the animals were released back to their natural habitat. Please share ...

How does a woodpecker keep from getting woodchips in its nostrils?” A woodpecker’s nostrils or nares have stiff feathers around them. These feathers filter out woodchips and sawdust, and lessen ...

Size and Habitat: Despite their fearsome reputation, bicolored shrews are relatively small, weighing a mere 0.024 pounds and measuring 3.82 to 5.24 inches in length. Native to Central Europe, these ...

According to the University of California, Berkeley, the Mount Lyell shrew was the only California mammal known to science that hadn’t been caught on camera. That changed when three young researchers ...

For more than 100 years, scientists have known about a shrew living in the mountains around Yosemite National Park. California designated it a "species of special concern," but nobody had seen it.

“This study may also be helpful for coral restoration or ranching programs where people are rearing corals to restore areas that have seen loss of habitat, as understanding their ecology is vital for ...