Our features editor took a deep dive into the cute and chunky critters to understand why the Internet has fallen for them. He ...

Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have demonstrated, using a map of the potential distribution, the ...

Just like Fat Bear Week, an online contest to vote for Alaskan brown bears plumped up for winter, Fat Marmot Week — beginning Monday — is mostly just for fun, but it also has a serious side: ...

Alpine marmots rest closely together in a grassy mountain meadow while one feeds. Marmots are highly social animals, and ...

The inaugural competition puts eight yellow-bellied marmots head-to-head while shining a light on the science behind their ...

Annnnd there's a winner in the first-ever Fat Marmot Week! The competition was among eight yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado ...

Protests and petitions planned amid growing concerns over impact of climate crisis on numbers of Alpine rodent ...

A new online competition is celebrating Colorado's chunkiest alpine residents: Fat Marmot Week. Hosted by the Rocky Mountain ...

Alpine marmots have survived the ice age and exquisitely adapted to cold climates. However, these furry animals were found to be the least genomically-diverse species. A study by a team of ...

Researchers in Spain have demonstrated, using a map of the potential distribution, the alpine marmot's capacity for adaptation in the fields of the Pyrenees. Its quick proliferation makes it a ...

Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have demonstrated, using a map of the potential distribution, the ...