Scientists show that squirrels have one ear tuned to the chatter of birds, and act on what they learn from eavesdropping. By James Gorman It will come as no surprise to squirrel lovers — and haters, ...

A study finds that steady road noise can make urban squirrels feel safer. The predictability of sound matters more than ...

Nearly all grandparents, it seems, think their grandkids are pretty special. They tell themselves their perfect little gems are scholarly, athletic, cute, clever and astonishingly talented in so many ...

Which squirrel call is best? You have probably heard a squawk when you pass by a tree and assumed it was a bird. Chances are, that sound was made by a squirrel. Squirrels are very vocal. Using a ...

DEAR JOAN: We live in the hills and often hear tree squirrels in our oaks, screeching and clucking. I’ve assumed they are warning others of predators, but perhaps you have alternate information. Mike ...

“If you give a mouse a cookie,” begins the children’s classic by Laura Joffe Numeroff, “he’s going to ask for a glass of milk.” The mouse moves in and becomes ever more demanding of the child who fed ...