A new animal has appeared in northern England - and it’s not supposed to be there. The greater white-toothed shrew, a species never before seen in Britain, was discovered near Sunderland. Scientists ...

While shrews are evasive and rarely seen, these small insectivorous mammals are very abundant. One species, the greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is particularly successful: it is ...

At least eight people in Germany who died of encephalitis likely contracted a rare virus from shrews, a small mole-like animal, that led to the fatal brain-swelling condition often caused by a viral ...

Dave Tosh, from the School of Biological Sciences at Queens University, found the greater white-toothed shrew in Tipperary and Limerick while working with University College Cork and BirdWatch Ireland ...

Known as Borna disease virus 1, or BoDV-1, this shrew-transmitted disease has previously been reported in animals, including livestock, for years. Scientists had no idea whether it affected humans — ...