New York Mets Find Raccoon in Clubhouse

The New York Mets arrived at Citi Field on Sunday, July 26 prepared to play a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, first they had to contend with an unexpected and unwanted visitor in their clubhouse. A baby raccoon had somehow found its way into the Mets’ clubhouse weight room. According to Mets…

What Makes Skunk Spray Smell So Bad?

Skunks are notorious for the pungent-smelling spray that they use to defend themselves against threats from other animals or people. Skunk spray is a thiol, an organic compound whose main ingredient is sulfur. Sulfur has a rotten egg smell that gives skunk spray its odor. Thiols are added to odorless natural gas so that leaks…

Professor and Students Study Squirrel Behavior

Biology professor Joseph Whittaker and a team of students at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota are tracking squirrels on campus to learn more about their behavior. Two students spent two months mapping the entire Concordia campus, including every tree, before they began tracking the squirrels. This allowed them to plot the places on campus where…