Milestones in common shrew chromosomal research / Jan Zima and Jeremy B. Searle -- Introducing the common shrew / Nikolay A. Shchipanov, Jan Zima and Sara Churchfield -- Morphology and genetics of the ...

An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary ...

The masked shrew uses special abilities, such as reducing its body size, to stay warm and resilient during the cold winter.

3D reconstruction of a summer brain (left) and a winter brain (right), of the same individual of common shrew (Sorex araneus), aquired with in vivo MRI These are for editorial purposes relating to ...

Common shrews are one of only a handful of mammals known to flexibly shrink and regrow their brains. This rare seasonal cycle, known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, has puzzled scientists for decades. How can ...