Scotland's recent freezing winters have resulted in a huge population explosion of field voles across the country. Experts believe there are now record levels of the tiny mammals, which have been ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American You’ll already know what voles are. They’re ...

SCIENTISTS at Aberdeen University have warned that a "flattening" in the numbers of field voles in the wild could have a dramatic effect upon other species. Their study found that vole numbers, which ...

Voles or field mice populations are increasing due to a mild winter. Vole populations crash every 2-5 years, due to cold weather and a lack of food and shelter. This year, vole populations are ...

As we begin to refocus our activities from those outdoors in the landscape to the warmth and comfort of the indoors, it is important to remember that there are powerful forces at work in your ...

According to evolutionary theory, natural selection favors traits that enhance dispersal of populations to new habitats. The empirical evidence supporting this theory, however, is relatively scarce.

Farms using no-till or adding more cover crops risk inviting a voracious pest to the field. Voles, also known as meadow or field mice, can eat through stands in a hurry. Indiana Farmer Aaron Krueger ...

Q. When the snow melted from our last big event, I noticed what looked like trails running across my lawn. They began from a field near my property and led to a mulched area and groundcovers near my ...

I’m like most born-and-raised Minnesotans in that a lake place lurks in my personal history. For a short time when I was a teenager my parents owned a cabin in the North Woods. There we spent summer ...

On Jan. 7, we woke to almost a foot of snow and the first good dump of the white stuff of the new year. My week kept me busy with no time to walk around our property in the snow until Jan. 14. By then ...