Voles are rodents that are closer in size and shape to hamsters than they are to the similarly sounding moles. These rodents are a common sight throughout North America, but some people ascribe a mole ...

In Hampton Roads, routine Air Duct inspections are revealing more than just dust. Too many people don’t realize what ...

The wonderful world of tennis is helping nature’s tiniest mammals survive. Each year, following Wimbledon, thousands of used tennis balls are donated to UK Wildlife Trust. Volunteers at the ...

A grey squirrel sitting on a log holding an acorn in its two paws. Thumbnails likely played a key role in rodents’ evolutionary success. Instead of sharp, pointy claws, several rodent species ...

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 ...