$600,000 in tax money is being spent on researching the sex lives of South African ground squirrels. Last year, American taxpayers funneled nearly a trillion dollars into the U.S. treasury.

In South Africa, Cape ground squirrels live in social groups in burrows. They're a bit like prairie dogs. (Jane Waterman) Perspective by John Kelly You’ve heard of the canary in the coal mine ...

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Using those amino acids, the ground squirrels may be able to synthesize protein in tissues such as lungs and kidneys, and skeletal muscle. The discovery could unlock more of the mysteries of ...