The Norse goddess Idunn was charged with the special task of tending to the orchards of golden apples in Asgard. It was these ...

When thinking of the Norse gods, Balder is not among the most famous: he didn’t even appear in the Marvel movies! But in ...

The death of the Instagram-famous pet "Peanut the Squirrel" last year is inspiring new legislation in New York. A new bill called "Peanut's Law" would require a 72-hour waiting period before ...

Earlier this season, someone noticed a special guest at the golf course– an albino squirrel, who has since been named Q-tip by the Sioux Falls Park and Rec Department. Up until Tuesday ...

When I was a child, Squirrel Island was another name for heaven, with the blue sky overhead and the blue sea all around it. From 1878, when I was an infant of six months, until 1905, when I was ...

New York Republicans are pushing a new law to protect animals after a beloved pet squirrel and internet star named P’Nut was taken and killed by state environmental officers late last year.

Don’t tread on P. State Republicans are pushing a bill that would give animals seized by the government a stay of execution after internet-famous P’Nut the Squirrel was decapitated by the gove ...

Problem solved. A villain drawn from Norse mythology, Ratatoskr is a giant, evil squirrel with godlike powers. In her solo run, Squirrel Girl and her friends must stop this chaotic threat with humor, ...

Now, an international team of scientists suggests that it has an answer: the fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus), a forest-dwelling rodent found in West and Central Africa 1.

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

They came into conflict with the Assyrians, the Phrygians, and the Lydians, among others. Within Greek mythology, they make an intriguing appearance in a very unexpected location, which has caused ...

Greek mythology has been widely used in the movie industry in the past, from Clash of the Titans to Troy and more. Yet, it hasn’t been featured in many films in recent years for some reason. This ...