At least eight people in Germany who died of encephalitis likely contracted a rare virus from shrews, a small mole-like animal, that led to the fatal brain-swelling condition often caused by a viral ...

The shrew's resting heart rate can reach up to 17 beats per second, equivalent to about 1,020 beats per minute. In comparison, the average human resting heart rate is around 60 to 100 beats per minute ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, a small creature has lived undetected atop a mountain in China — until now. The animal, a type of shrew mole, was ...

Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months. Newly ...

It has the body of a mouse, the snout of an anteater, and the poor vision of a mole, and it's creating tunnels and holes in your lawn. I'm talking, of course, about the shrew. This tiny mammal doesn't ...

Names we assign to wildlife possess two equal but opposite powers. They can expedite or even enrich communication, or they can befuddle and complicate communication. Nothing exemplifies this claim ...

For years, a small creature has lived undetected atop a mountain in China — until now. The animal, a type of shrew mole, was discovered on Mount Huanggang, a 7,000-foot peak in southeast China, ...