The DNA of a long-nosed desert shrew newly discovered in Namibia reveals it as more closely related to elephants than mice. The new species of elephant shrew, given the scientific name ...

On Martha's Vineyard, shrews were the most common host for ticks, with mice and shrews contributing equally to the population of infected nymphs. On Nantucket, mice and deer were the most common ...

Shrews don’t intentionally eat away at roots and bulbs; the holes and tunnels they dig are minimal. But they can eat as much ...

Etruscan shrews are 20 times lighter than the average adult mouse. They have a body length of about 4 cm excluding the tail ...