Some see squirrels as adorable, bushy-tailed creatures that run in circles around tree trunks before they finally race up ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

One North Carolina family found themselves reliving a classic scene from the National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation" movie when a squirrel invaded their Christmas tree wreaking havoc in their home.

Urban squirrels aren't surviving by chance-they're outperforming most animals in cities through rapid learning, risk ...

While talking to some kids and their teachers from Crucifixion School last week, they told me that there were plenty of black squirrels running around La Crescent this year. Well, when I was their age ...

A grey squirrel has been spotted enjoying a 'stolen' croissant in a tree. The animal was spotted running with the pastry, which was “nearly the same size” of its body in Glasgow's west end yesterday ...