Surely one of the cuter rodents you’ll ever counter, chipmunks are also among the most destructive. These small, striped natives of North America and Asia are omnivores that devour everything from ...

There were plenty of acorns this spring, and now the chipmunks are driving people nuts. Their frenetic activities can be entertaining. But this summer in New England the varmints are making a nuisance ...

The name “rodent” brings to mind a variety of objectionable creatures because how they live perturbs us, especially if they live in our space. A marmot chirping while sprawled atop a boulder high in ...

Rodents are evolving to cope with living in urban areas, reveals new research. Chipmunk and vole skulls from 125 years ago compared to today reflect changes in diet and noise exposure, say American ...

You may enjoy seeing lively little chipmunks scamper around your garden. But when they’re digging in your flower pots, eating bulbs, and burrowing under the stairs to your deck, they suddenly may not ...

By comparing the skulls of chipmunks and voles from the Chicago area collected over the past 125 years, the research team found evidence that the rodents have been adapting to life in an increasingly ...