Sitting in my campsite at Goblin Valley State Park, I saw an antelope ground squirrel standing erect on its back feet, which ...

Everybody knows that squirrels love nuts, but every squirrel knows that some nuts are better than others. “Walnuts are at the top,” Harmony Dalgleish says. “But they take a lot of handling time. Red ...

Road accidents seem to be behind the natural selection of black squirrels in US cities, as they may be easier than grey ones for motorists to spot and swerve to avoid. Grey squirrels (Sciurus ...

The odd squirrel, as black as soot, ran across the road in front of my truck -- one of a handful of really dark squirrels I'd seen in my town since winter's end. One would be a freak occurrence, two a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science The idea of “zombie squirrels” may seem a bit nuts to you.