Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...

The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselves dry appears to have more to do with ...

But for healthy mice, this test is a cakewalk. As Prof. Uusisaari explains, "most mice species are arboreal animals, living in trees. They have adapted to swiftly cross difficult surfaces like thin ...

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of ...

We’ve all seen it – that characteristic full-body shimmy that dogs do after getting wet, sending water droplets flying in all directions. The “wet dog shake” isn’t just limited to our canine ...

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

Cats may bring their prey home to have a safe haven in their own territory to eat or store the animal, according to cat food ...

Animals across Disney World enjoyed carved pumpkins ahead of Halloween. Videos show creatures big and small, from hedgehogs ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...

Instead, air movements create a highly chaotic environment where odours travel in irregular plumes that can be extremely ...

A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities to examine the ...

New research supports brain cell transplantation as a treatment for some neurological disorders. A team from McGill ...