Squirrels belong to a diverse family of mammals that includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, ...

Of the four types of squirrels that live in my neighborhood only the red and gray squirrels have been visiting the feeders. Chipmunks, the smallest members of the squirrel family, aren’t around in the ...

Many of our wildlife neighbors disappear in winter, either migrating, hibernating or largely staying hidden during frigid days and nights. One exception to the rule is the dogged squirrels in my ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...