Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments.

The Bird Alliance of Oregon posted a photo of the charming snow-white creature on its Instagram account, along with an update on its health and as-yet-to-be-determined future.

Although only 5 inches from head to butt, it sports an impressive tail of about 6 inches—longer than the rest of its body ...

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world. Yet, despite decades of research, the mystery of how the brain ...

Zoe Jewell was working in Zimbabwe in the 1990s when a harsh reality dawned on her. The female black rhinos (Diceros bicornis ...

It can be hard to figure out the best way to feed your pet snake, especially when they refuse regular pink or fuzzy mice. Unfortunately, not all snakes are satisfied with thawed prey, and this places ...

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

Wet dog shakes” – a common reflex behavior shared among many hairy mammals and designed to expel water and irritants from their coats – happens when particular mechanoreceptors are activated, ...

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

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