Starre Vartan is an environmental and science journalist. She holds an MFA degree from Columbia University and Geology and English degrees from Syracuse University. Although you might think they look ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then suddenly, there’s a shrill, impossibly high-pitched “eeep!” to break through the hush. The sound of a pika alerting its ...

WLS Photo CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Ili pika, a rare mammal discovered in China, has a face like a teddy bear and ears like a bunny. The adorable animal is also endangered. Fewer than 1,000 Ili pikas may ...

The heroically durable American pika appears to be making a comeback as it faces down such existential challenges as wildfire and climate change. And that’s a whole lot to face down for a creature as ...

If you went out searching for the Ili pika in the moutains of China, odds are your search would be fruitless. And that’s a darn shame. Seriously, look at that cuddly distant relative of the rabbit.

The American pika, a pint-size rabbit relative, is feeling the heat: Hotter summers induced by climate change are threatening these cute creatures' habitats throughout the western United States. The ...

Imagine a creature that combines the cuteness of a teddy bear with the charm of a rabbit, all wrapped up in the size of a terrier. Meet the Ili pika (Ochotona iliensis), a rare animal that has made ...

This is the adorable 'magic rabbit' which has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years. The Ili pika is even rarer than the panda, with fewer than 1,000 of the cute little creatures still ...

Early one August morning, on a rocky slope high in Montana’s Gallatin Range, biologist Chris Ray crouched on a boulder with a tiny, sedated furball in her hands. Ray has long, wavy salt-and-pepper ...

Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak —‬ but that hasn't stopped him from ...

Hiking a 14er nearly always delivers a certain ecological transition. Though some have trailheads that start above treeline, most start lower, with a winding path through a forest. Then at a certain ...