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

A new study underscores the heightened importance of sleep during early brain development, finding that sleep deprivation ...

Physician and journalist Bryce Y. Lee reveals how scientists are using the food dye found in Doritos to make see-through mice ...

After what must surely have been one of the oddest opening remarks to the Royal Society in its storied 200-plus-year history — “I shall largely speak of mice,” Calhoun began, “but my thoughts are on ...

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Research has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than previously assumed. Using a novel experimental setup involving a tilting platform, high-speed videography and mathematical modelling, ...

The vape flavour impaired the function of 'alveolar macrophages' among mice, according to scientists. For mammals like us, ...

Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her PhD from West Virginia University in immunology and ...

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 ...

Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks.

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