The story behind the hedgehog’s name is so simple, it’s brilliant. These little critters generally inhabit hedges, shrubs, brush, and the like. And when they root around for food, they tend to make ...

Conservationists in Northern Ireland are trying out some new tech and a sniffer dog to help protect hedgehogs.

When I was in elementary school, one of my teachers had a classroom pet hedgehog named Eighth Note. She let me take him home over Winter break one year, and I think I actually fell in love. Of course ...

In summer 1991, SEGA was about to announce their big answer to Nintendo’s Mario franchise. They plotted and pitched ideas, trying to find that golden answer to the big question on most gamers’ minds: ...

For the weekend: what do the Big Bang, the enslavement of the human race and toilet paper rolls have in common? Hedgehogs. Yes, hedgehogs. Don’t ask, just watch; Ze Frank is about to hit you with some ...

The science of ichnology, data-driven pet-care, and a bit of back-of-the-envelope calculations leads me to believe my little hedgehog is a world-class champion marathoner. Top image: Wilde Thing ...

A giant mural of a hedgehog has appeared at the side Stratford Park Leisure Centre on the far right as you enter the main ...