The muskrat doesn't get a lot of respect from people. But these pesky mammals are good for at least one thing: they "eat ...

Wild animals are experts at staying out of sight. Yet the winter snow and mud can reveal a detailed account of the comings ...

A trial between Opaskwayak Cree Nation and the federal government got underway on Monday in Winnipeg with testimony from elders about how a hydro dam installed on the Saskatchewan River in Grand ...

Which animals came first? For more than a century, most evidence suggested that sponges, immobile filter-feeders that lack muscles, neurons and other specialized tissues, were the first animal ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Jane Goodall, the late primatologist, was known ...

STEVENSVILLE — The Muskrat Leg Eating World Championship returns to Cult Classic Brewing Company in Stevensville on Valentine’s Day, with festivities beginning at 3 p.m. and the competition kicking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 30—The freezing and thawing temperatures of early January had given us a crusty snowpack. Such conditions are difficult for ...

It seems like nearly every winter, one or a few of these aquatic rodents will wander, seeking a better place for food and shelter. Tracks show that a muskrat walked in the new snow cover of a January ...

Cambrian Period fossils date to about 512 million years ago Fossils show invertebrates of various shapes and sizes They reveal animal legs, gills, guts, eyes and even nerves Jan 28 (Reuters) - ...