Frankly, it never would have occurred to me to test flying squirrels in a wind tunnel. I could just see it: little furry things buffeted by the artificial gale, their tiny eyes squeezed shut as they ...

Bats are the only mammals that truly fly, but they aren't the only ones you might see swooping overhead at dusk. For tens of millions of years, a variety of other furry vertebrates have also been ...

Flying squirrels might not really fly, but they do have flaps of skin on their bodies that act like parachutes and help them glide through the air. My friend Todd Wilson told me all about it. He’s a ...

Where there are trees, there are often squirrels. However, as this video shows, baby flying squirrels taking flight is something entirely different to behold. I’ll readily admit I don’t get to see ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. During the winter months after the cardinals’ feast at dusk flying squirrels ...

The parasite’s scientific name is Cuterebra emasculator, which, from its Latin roots, translates as skin-boring testicle remover. In 1856 Asa Fitch (the nation’s first professional entomologist) ...