Scientists show that squirrels have one ear tuned to the chatter of birds, and act on what they learn from eavesdropping. By James Gorman It will come as no surprise to squirrel lovers — and haters, ...

Nearly all grandparents, it seems, think their grandkids are pretty special. They tell themselves their perfect little gems are scholarly, athletic, cute, clever and astonishingly talented in so many ...

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Stalking through the woods, a hunter spies a deer feeding, unaware, through the pines. Just a few more feet and, suddenly, an alarm sounds. The deer flees. Red squirrels seem to take particular ...