A study revealed that the Y chromosome, which determines male sex, is degenerating and may vanish in a few million years.

Moles are often blamed for the damage caused by voles. Unlike voles, moles feed on earthworms and some soil-dwelling insects.

Do voles or other rodents chew on waterlines?—Kurt Staniek, Remi Lake, Ont. They sure do! “Definitely, mice and rats chew on plastic, pressurized waterlines, and water pipes,” says Gary Ure ...

Scientists have zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a ...

Look out along the river edge for small piles of Tic Tac-sized cylindrical droppings in prominent locations (unlike rats, voles create latrines to mark their territory). If you sit quietly, you may be ...

The culprits, it turns out, are voles. Also known as meadow or field mice, the small rodents are related to lemmings and hamsters. “Smaller than a rat and bigger than a mouse,” explained Caldwell.

This neighborhood borders vast open space, a paradise for moles, voles, mice, and rats. However, extreme weather conditions — too hot, too dry, too cold — drive them toward homes. "We are ...

Sacramento faces a pest invasion with mosquitoes, grasshoppers, rodents, and more. Learn how this impacts local agriculture ...

Norfolk have increased recently, but is this native predator good for our wildlife? Asks Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves ...

Matted down, grassy trails in the lawn and missing bark on trees and shrubs in late winter and early spring might be when you ...