Irruptions happen when young snowy owls, pushed out by older, dominant birds in the Arctic, travel farther south in search of ...

The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is another Arctic animal well-suited to life in snowy conditions. Adult males are almost entirely white, so they blend into the snow and ice. Females and young owls ...

The fabulous winning image in the Grand Prize category of the National Wildlife Federation photo contest captures a blue ...

The Snowy Owl has been declared Regionally Extinct in Sweden. For the first time in 20 years, the country has officially lost a bird species.

“Everybody knows” that lemmings occasionally commit mass suicide. Only, this is a manufactured myth. These little animals live in the cold places of the Northern Hemisphere, where life can be tough.

Many rodents have nails on their thumbs and claws on the rest of their fingers. A new study suggests this trait might have been key to their world domination. Missagia et al. Rodents are the largest ...

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Rodents may have a rule of thumbnails. Many rodents have curved claws that help the animals climb or dig. But most also have flat nails on their thumbs, researchers report in the Sept. 4 Science. This ...

The family tree that the researchers assembled also indicated that rodents with thumbnails go way back. The data suggest that all modern rodents descend from a common ancestor that had thumbnails too.

A new rodent problem is emerging for San Joaquin County agriculture. The farm bureau says ground squirrels are causing thousands, if not millions, of dollars in damage to crops and farms across ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rodents chewing through engines are causing costly repairs and frustration for drivers across the country. One woman’s struggle to get her new truck fixed reveals a larger problem ...