The Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus) is one of the world's smallest mammals. It is about four centimetres long and weighs merely two grams. Being a nocturnal animal, it hunts predominantly with its ...

According to the BBC, there are an estimated 8.7 million species of animals in the world. Experts believe some of these species will go extinct before they are able to be studied. It’s believed it ...

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to genome sequencing in the animal kingdom, as a team of researchers at the Morgridge Institute for Research recently illustrated when assembling the sequences for ...

The smallest terrestrial mammal, the Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus), is about as big as a person’s thumb and no heavier than a couple of paper clips. To have enough energy to survive, it must eat ...

The Etruscan shrew is nocturnal, relying on its whiskers to find, track and capture its prey - that are sometimes the same size as itself. The efficiency of this tiny creature has inspired scientists ...

Scientists have long been working on the creation of robots for search and rescue missions, like the kind undertaken by disaster relief crews following last year's tsunami in Japan. Now, a group of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A macro closeup shot of the smallest mammal in the world known as the Etruscan shrew sitting on a rock© Wirestock ...