Area of Focus: Mammals

December 5, 2025

LISTEN: The North Carolina black bear revival

The comeback, struggles and surprising lives of black bears in North Carolina

December 5, 2025

Avian flu cuts through elephant seal numbers

Virus may have caused loss of 50% of breeding females

December 4, 2025

Bettongs’ head shape gives them a tooth up

Marsupials' nut-cracking mystery no longer too tough to crack

December 3, 2025

Bats help German farmers beat pests

With enough natural areas around, bats protect agriculture

December 2, 2025

Are raccoons domesticated? Not quite yet

Trash pandas may be going the way of the wolves

December 1, 2025

Why has Missouri succeeded in wild pig control?

While other areas struggle against an overwhelming invasion, one state’s holistic approach to control has revealed that control is possible

November 25, 2025

Conservation brings biodiverse cave from darkness

The rediscovery of a cave network has sparked an unlikely conservation renaissance

November 21, 2025

LISTEN: How to stalk a predator

How does a lifetime of research lay the foundation for what we know about the world’s top predators?

November 20, 2025

Are ocelots and opossums in cahoots?

Scientists document first-ever associations between ocelots and opossums

November 19, 2025

Road noise may give solace to squirrels

Researchers finds that gray squirrels may actually seek out busy highways