It was, ‘Look how cute! She’s making a ball!’” But the episode may mean more than just play. In a new study, O’Neil and her ...

If raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? If that’s a question you’ve ever asked yourself while looking at a picture of the furry urban dwellers with their beady eyes and tiny paws, you ...

Some of the most intriguing scientific breakthroughs happen when researchers aren't explicitly looking for them. Take, for ...

Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street? Raccoons — sometimes referred to as “trash pandas” — are ...