When laboratory mice step out of their plastic cages and into real soil, their behavior changes so dramatically that it forces a rethink of what stress, health and even “normal” really mean. The story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have advanced human-animal chimera research by successfully growing human cells within the organs of mice. This ...

Research conducted last year shows that mice who intake less of a specific amino acid appeared to live up to 33 percent longer than mice that had more of the amino acid. If the research findings hold, ...

The online admonition to "touch grass" to soothe your emotional state may be backed by science — at least in lab mice. A recent study finds that mice that live outside are less anxious than those that ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore the bodily and cognitive effects of stress and discover anti-anxiety ...

Even among the many lies and distortions in President Donald Trump‘s never-ending address to Congress on Tuesday evening, one claim stood out. The chief executive of the United States told the country ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

Li Zhang has anesthetized a lot of mice in his research career. Several years ago, the University of Southern California neuroscientist's team began noticing that sometimes, when they placed an ...

A new study finds that lab mice perform a suite of likely innate behaviors towards unconscious mice that help them revive faster. When we humans encounter an unconscious person, we might spring into ...