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If a person has a high-quality, late-life environment, it can mitigate the negative impact caused by early-life stressors, a new study shows.

Over the last number of weeks, London, Ont., mechanic Ben Dantzer has repaired the harness wiring in about eight vehicles. He says rodents, most likely squirrels, are responsible for chewing through the engine covers and wires.

A collaborative study with a CU Boulder professor investigates how the risks and rewards of red squirrel reproduction is a microcosm of evolutionary patterns.

Red squirrels that gamble at the game of reproduction outperform their counterparts, even if it costs them in the short term, research finds.

  LONDON, ONT. -- Many Charity Organizations are struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic to keep services at normal levels. Without the ability to fundraise, and donations hurt by economic pressure on the community, the London & area chapter of Big Brothers/Big Sisters is focussing on getting more men especially to volunteer time as a Mentor. “The shortage of male volunteers is a national issue” says Janet Tufts the Executive Director of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters London & area. ...

Credit: Erin Siracusa Though red squirrels are a solitary and territorial species, a 22-year study of these squirrels in the Yukon suggests that they have a higher chance of survival and a greater number of offspring when living near the same neighbors year after year. Surprisingly, the findings--appearing December 17 in the journal Current Biology--show that it didnt matter whether the squirrels neighbors were related to them; these fitness benefits instead depended on familiarity, or the len...