The northern short-tailed shrew is common in bushy woodlands and bogs, typically in Southern Canada and the Eastern and ...

Colour Me Menopausal is a new activity book for adults that uses humour to educate about the phase of life when a woman's ...

Henipaviruses can infect many animals, including bats, horses, monkeys, dogs, cats and even rodents. This means they are more ...

Unfortunately, the most common falcon, American kestrel, is on a downward slide, although it is still easily the most ...

A new virus is raising alarm in America’s Alabama. The Camp Hill virus, a close relative of the henipavirus family, has been found in northern short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) and there is ...

Camp Hill virus was discovered by looking at tissue samples from short-tailed shrews that were collected in 2021. It’s a new ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Mice are common victims, as are shrews and voles. In warm seasons, insects such as cicadas, dragonflies and grasshoppers are common fare.

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