Native to the Arctic and Subarctic of North America and Asia, they live in scattered colonies to help keep a watch for predators ...

When ground squirrels hibernate, their core body temperature drops dramatically—in the case of the arctic ground squirrel, to as low as 26.7°F, possibly the lowest body temperature of any mammal on ...

Comparison of body temperature pattern of a hibernating arctic ground squirrel (in blue) and a hibernating bear (in red) in Alaska. The decrease in the bear's body temperature is much less than ...

In the Adirondacks, the red squirrel is associated with the coniferous and mixed forests at all elevations. Within these habitats, red squirrels build nests 3-18 m (10-60 ft) above the ground inside a ...

The energy requirements of Adirondack populations probably exceed this amount. In autumn, gray squirrels clip nuts from the canopy, and scatter hoard them in the ground, relying on their keen sense of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The Batagaika crater in eastern Siberia, half a mile wide and growing, is the largest of many across the Arctic. As permafrost laced with buried ice thaws, the ground collapses, forming craters or ...

Permafrost thaw in Kivalina, Alaska, is threatening villages and homes Cracked homes, buckled roads and ruptured pipelines are likely to become common in and near the Arctic as warming ...

They concluded that the first squirrels were arboreal and that ground squirrels evolved from there. The eastern gray and fox squirrels co-evolved with the walnut tree family, which includes hickory ...

Wildfires are ravaging parts of the Arctic, with areas of Siberia ... The wildfires are not just having an impact on the ground. They release harmful pollutants and toxic gases into the atmosphere.