Despite being deadly predators, rattlesnakes avoid skunks because of the skunk’s powerful defenses, biological tricks, and surprising toughness—proving that brains (and smell) sometimes beat fangs. [r ...

This marked the fifth time the modern Senators – who returned to the NHL for the 1992-93 season – met the Toronto Maple Leafs ...

Also called "Hog Nosed Rattlesnake" and "Ground Rattlesnake" the Western Pygmy can be found scattered all over Louisiana but ...

The spadix of the skunk cabbage, however, is thermogenic. It knows how to make its own heat, like a warmblooded animal.

Skunk cabbage is the first native wildflower to emerge in Chicago’s woodlands in spring. Other ephemerals will follow, ...

Loudon Wainwright III has built a career as a critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter. But his lone hit was the novelty song "Dead Skunk".

April, if you haven’t been out, you’ve already missed out on seeing some of the early bird ephemerals in full bloom.

A runaway skunk kicked up quite a stink when it wandered into a family's garden before a city wildlife expert intervened. But before the rescue there was even more drama. Kevin Murphy, of Norfolk ...

While most of us quickly blame our deodorant or yesterday’s garlic-heavy dinner, sometimes unusual body odor signals something deeper happening inside your body. One peculiar scent, in ...

SPRINGFIELD — Law enforcement officers would no longer be allowed to search a vehicle or detain a driver who is over age 21 based solely on the smell of burnt cannabis in the vehicle under a bill that ...

“If your dog gets sprayed, bathe them immediately with a mix of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap,” advises Brumm on how to get skunk smell off a dog. Discussing other small animals, she ...