Many people are familiar with flying squirrels and red pandas, but imagine an animal that looks like a combination of both: ...

A giant flying squirrel, roughly the size of a house cat, once soared through the forests of what is now Southern Appalachia.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A giant flying squirrel the size of a house cat swooped through the skies of Southern Appalachia some 4.75 million years ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A giant flying squirrel fossil was found by the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Monday. Joshua Samuels, the head curator at ...

Six long years have elapsed since I last wrote about southern flying squirrels. That column ran on Dec. 31, 2017, and was made possible by the doyen of flying squirrels, Professor Don Althoff of the ...

A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern Appalachia, gliding above rhinos, mastodons and red pandas. The discovery marks one ...

May 18, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. EDTJust now Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Carla Rhodes is a photographer ...

You know that moment when you’re minding your own business… and a squirrel launches itself across two branches like it’s auditioning for Mission: Impossible? Yeah. Same. Squirrels are basically fluffy ...

Dusk was just settling across their backyard in southeast Lincoln a couple years ago when Kate Martens and her husband were relaxing on the patio, chatting and enjoying the first signs of summer ...