Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Should you really eat invasive species? An ecologist breaks it down

Across the United States, chefs, anglers, and conservationists are turning invasive plants and animals into dinner, pitching ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Strange, Shovel-Tusked Elephants Puzzled Paleontologists, Until Experts Took a Closer Look at Their Teeth

The animals' extended lower jaws were seemingly made for scooping, but research over the past few decades has found they ...