Just like your body, your brain needs regular exercise to stay in top shape. Giving it a mental workout is known to boost ...

Anyone who's spotted a squirrel posted up on top of a trashcan can attest to this. But one woman from Philadelphia, ...

Fark.com began posting links to wacky stories along with user-submitted headlines that were invariably funnier than the ...

10. Squirrels can heat up their tails to ward off predators. California ground squirrels have an interesting way of scaring off rattlesnakes. Like cats, their tails puff up when they go on the defense ...

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Tyus Williams wrote his master’s thesis about jaguars.

If you think you have razor-sharp eyesight, why not put your peepers to the test with this mind-bending brainteaser? Like your body, your brain needs regular exercise to stay healthy too.

While hardware store shelves are filled with squirrel and deer repellent, for example, the black or white or speckled versions of these animals enjoy heaps of human affection. Around the country ...

Although grey squirrels are commonly found in gardens, red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) are very rare and have become restricted to just a few areas of Britain. This decline is partly due to the ...

Feeding birds is a popular pastime, with many gardeners topping up bird feeders all throughout the year. But it’s not just the birds that love the food. Squirrels will also want to raid the bird ...

One of the internet’s oldest spots for weird links turns 25 this month, and it all started with a photo of a squirrel with giant nuts. In October 1999, Fark.com began posting links to wacky ...