The common shrew looks unremarkable, a few grams of fur and teeth scurrying under leaf litter. Yet this tiny mammal performs one of the strangest tricks in biology, shrinking its own brain and skull ...

A new species of shrew, Soriculus dexingensis, is discovered in Tibet, raising the number of known shrew species there to six ...

“A spiteful, nagging, and ill-tempered person” is one definition of a shrew. Two species of shrews, of the animal nature, occur in our area and this name association hasn’t improved their images.

Common shrews are one of only a handful of mammals known to flexibly shrink and regrow their brains. This rare seasonal cycle, known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, has puzzled scientists for decades. How can ...

While furry critters scurrying around your yard can be alarming, there is something so endearing about a shrew train that you can’t help but smile as you watch them. This fascinating YouTube clip ...