ABOUT a year ago there was some correspondence on this subject in NATURE. I mentioned (February 17, 1923, p. 220) that a stoat frequenting our flower garden had assumed white pelage during the winter ...

Global warming is threatening the survival of the common stoat – because its winter coat is no longer an advantage in the milder weather. The Dutch mammal society Zoogdiervereniging has designated ...

SIR HERBERT MAXWELL'S letter on the above in NATURE of February 17, p. 220, raises points of great interest. Presumably if his glacial explanation be correct, stoats taken from the Scottish Highlands ...

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It's almost the end of summer and the weather for July and August was pretty dire in most parts of the country. Wind and drizzle make hikes through the hills and seaside rambles so much less appealing ...

The official mascots for the next Winter Games, being held two years from now in Milan-Cortina, Italy, will be a pair of, well... weasels known for their luxurious winter pelts, who hang out with a ...