Sometimes, it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. Consider viruses. Or electrons. Or prairie dogs. That last one might seem like a bit of a stretch, but bear with me. A few weeks ago ...

Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's not every day a prairie dog goes viral for villain behavior, but then again, Chunk isn't your average rodent. Captured on ...

WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie dogs ...

It's been said that we should shoot for the stars, but sometimes there is value in being realistic as well. Take, for example, this incredibly cute and chubby prairie dog trying—and failing—to jump on ...

Black-tailed prairie dogs eat vegetation, create burrows and clear ground. Do those habits impact the spread of wildfires? Researchers from the University of Arizona are calling for more ...

Matt Rogers has used the Game, Fish and Parks prairie dog control program for three years and it has been successful on his pasture ground. Matt Rogers used the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks ...