A group of California squirrels—long thought to be nut-hoarding vegetarians—have evolved into carnivorous predators, ...

In pop culture, squirrels are often seen as jerky, excited critters on the hunt for nuts to stuff themselves with and tuck ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Jessica Yung of Short Wave about carnivorous squirrels, the history of life on Earth, and new insights into the relationship between people and dogs.

I thought squirrels ate nuts. BARBER: Yeah, so a study that was just published in the Journal of Ethology shows a group of California ground squirrels hunting, killing and eating a vole ...