As every Delaware native knows, the state's legacy meat of all legacy meats isn't scrapple, but muskrat. And now is the time to indulge. The season for trapping muskrats in Delaware started Dec. 5 and ...

The humble muskrat, often dismissed as little more than a pest, has captured the attention of scientists and conservationists worldwide. From the flooded marshes of the Great Lakes to the riverbanks ...

The Delmarva Peninsula offers unique New Year's Eve celebrations as an alternative to New York's ball drop. Several towns host distinctive "drops," including a muskrat in Princess Anne and a goat in ...

Penobscot tribal elder Charles Shay emerges as a global advocate for Indigenous veterans. This powerful short documentary traces the extraordinary journey of Penobscot tribal elder Charles Shay – from ...

With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists restoring degraded wetlands across the Great Lakes. They are not the ...

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To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed Vanguard, a "subsea human habitat." The company unveiled its prototype ...

The common muskrat may be an important ally in our fight against an invasive plant species. In a study published in the journal Freshwater Science, researchers investigated how muskrats disturbed ...

A furry, 5-pound rodent is becoming an unlikely champion in the battle to save Great Lakes wetlands from invasive plants, reported Michigan State University's Spartan Newsroom. The common muskrat, a ...

Community members gathered at the Woldumar Nature Center Sunday morning for the 17th annual Woldumar Trail Run and Muskrat Mile. A group that is pioneering underwater sculpture parks as a way to ...