animal physiology

  • To Survive Extreme Heat, Squirrels Go ‘Sploot’

    To Survive Extreme Heat, Squirrels Go ‘Sploot’

    When does a squirrel become a pancake? Answer: Apparently, when the world becomes a griddle. It’s officially sweat season for humans in the U.S., which means it’s sploot season for squirrels. And if you don’t know what that means, keep reading. Parts of 17 U.S. states are under active heat advisories and warnings as of…


  • These Mole-Like Critters Lived Under the Feet of Dinosaurs

    These Mole-Like Critters Lived Under the Feet of Dinosaurs

    Before an asteroid completely changed the course of Earth’s evolutionary trajectory, the world was filled with scaled and feathered dinosaurs, web-winged pterosaurs, and, as a new study describes, precursors to modern mammals that eked out existence in burrows they dug into the Cretaceous soil.