In the rodent family tree, deer mice separated from the ancestors of house mice and rats about 25 million years ago. By some ...

You no doubt understand that staples hold papers together. Well, metaphorically speaking, mice are the staples that hold ...

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance hopes Pat's story will shine a light on an overlooked endangered species. The wild mice live within a couple miles of the Pacific Ocean, but habitat loss and ...

For instance, over a decade ago, scientists discovered that the preference for building complex versus small, simple burrows in two Peromyscus species was partly genetically determined and linked to ...

Invasive mice are eating the island’s 29 avian species alive, but the NGO Mouse-Free Marion has a plan to eradicate them by using helicopters to drop 600 tons of pesticides across the entire ...

Mice are common rodents throughout the world, across 1,100 species. Though they all have varying characteristics, the majority of them are best described as small, fast, and furry!

Understanding the importance of wild animal species is both fascinating and sobering. The 2024 Living Planet Report revealed a 73% average decline in wild vertebrate species since 1970 - Nature’s ...