Rats Say, ‘I’ll Take Manhattan’
Tel Aviv University zoologists and geographers, collaborating to invent a new method to test urban designers' city plans, decided to enlist the help of the prototypical urban dweller: the rat.
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Mice in the Ivory Tower
Some mice residing in universities (university laboratories in particular) might be smarter than their street savvy counterparts.
Global Warming and the Mouse Plague
As if we needed more proof that global warming is the root of all evil, Belgian researchers have linked a viral disease sometimes known as 'mouse plague' to the effects of climate change.
Seeing Their Shadow in City Lights
Ah, the groundhog. Largest, and arguably most adorable, form of squirrel in our country.
Bad News for Bachelors
Here’s a real shocker: Living with a female can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by…
Puzzling Together Muscle Structure
New research on mice shows that without an anchoring protein, called ankyrin, muscle cells would shred when used. Yikes.
Nuts with Allergies
For most mice the only thing deadly about the peanut is when peanut butter is smeared at the…
Mice Rock Out
A worldwide team of researchers has discovered that the ear’s ability to limit how much sound can be…
Multi-Colored Mice: No, You’re Not Hallucinating
If you see a fluorescent green or pink mouse running around in the deserts of western Utah, don’t…
Stress Relief for Lab Mice: It’s Not About the Treadmill
Take heart, laboratory mice: Purdue University scientists have found that mice raised in cages can relieve stress the…