One challenge in managing invasive pythons is their elusive behavior, compounded by the difficult-to-access terrain and their ...

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Some animals, like birds or butterflies, make long migrations, often traveling hundreds of miles. While these are purposeful, ...

If you think possums are funny-looking, threatening pests that should be destroyed if they set so much as a paw on your property, you're probably in the majority. However, you are still sorely ...

Trevor Evans has been breeding the endangered mountain pygmy possum to better deal with the effects of climate change. The ...

Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results.

Tasmanian pygmy possums, also known as little pygmy possums, are tiny tree-dwelling marsupials that might be mistaken for rodents. The large-eared, long-tailed critters grow no longer than 5 to 6 ...

Wild possums are destroying Brooklynites’ gardens, threatening small dogs and terrifying teenage girls. “Last year, while walking around the [Dyker Beach] golf course at dusk, my daughter and I bumped ...

Dorothy Gale, of “Wizard of Oz” fame, was obviously not from the Pacific Northwest. If she was, she’d have known that lions and tigers don’t live in forests. She’d also have known that you are far ...

Possums, those beady-eyed backyard scavengers who are willing to eat basically anything, are having an internet moment. Olivia Graves, who runs the Olivia’s O’meme Outlet Facebook page, has spent ...