Scientists don’t know much about the spotted skunk, which lives in western mountain ranges from Mexico to Canada and is smaller than the striped-skunk that frequents urban areas. Tosa chased the ...

New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest.

Researchers liken it to a black-and-white tube sock, and it's elusive, at least compared to its more urban cousin, the striped skunk. That's in part because the spotted skunk is nocturnal ...

New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest. Little is known about the striped skunk's smellier, spotted cousin. That's ...

New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest. Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk ...

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Scientists in Birmingham have demonstrated that transcranial light therapy, delivered through the skull, can promote tissue repair following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Their research, ...