N ew research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene ...

“We can learn a lot from the shrews.” To prepare for the depths of winter when food is scarce, many animals slow down, sleep through the cold or migrate to warmer locales. Not the common shre ...

At first glance the common shrew is unremarkable. Between 5 and 8 centimetres long, it looks like a mouse with a pointed nose, or perhaps a miniature mole. If you saw it scurry through a field ...

To learn more, scientists captured shrews in Germany using live traps, measuring them and repeating the exercise. They caught 100 live common shrews (Sorex araneus) during the spring and ...

A new study published Monday in Current Biology reports the skulls of Sorex araneus, the most common shrew species, shrink by up to 20 percent as the cold season approaches. Come spring ...

Even at sub-zero temperatures, common shrews do not need to increase their metabolism. Last year, about 30 common shrews from the area around Möggingen had an unusual adventure. Researchers at ...

By tracking the skull measurements of wild common shrews (Sorex araneus) over the course of a year, the researchers were able to show how individual shrews shrank and regrew their skulls.

These little creatures have many predators (including weasels, foxes, snakes, and domestic cats), so having to relocate is a common experience for them. Shrews can have litters of up to 10 pups ...

The Northern short-tailed shrew is a small, energetic mammal that ... in their saliva have evolved in very similar ways from a common ancestor, converging on parallel lethal structures independent ...

Common shrews have one of the highest metabolic rates among mammals. They must therefore consume a considerable amount of energy for their relatively low body weight. Because their fat reserves are ...