By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, Johns Hopkins University ...

Oxytocin, the "cuddle hormone" that's known for its involvement in bonding, may also play a role in putting early pregnancies on pause, a study of lab animals finds.New research in mice shows that the ...

New active ingredients such as antibodies are usually tested individually in laboratory animals. Researchers have now developed a technology that can be used to test around 25 antibodies ...

Earlier this month, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a ...

From the bumblebee bat to the Baluchistan pygmy jerboa, here are eight of the world's smallest mammals who thrive in a world ...

A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease is underway at UTHealth Houston.

In Australia’s arid and semi-arid zones lives a highly elusive predator. It’s small but fierce and feisty, with big eyes, ...

This valuable study characterises the activity of motor units from two of the three anatomical subdivisions ("heads") of the triceps muscle while mice walked on a treadmill at various speeds. Although ...

At a recent address before Congress, President Trump asserted that the U.S. is spending millions to make mice transgender. I ...

Since then, the company has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA ... They nicknamed the extra-furry rodents as the “Colossal woolly mouse.” Results were posted ...

Better to safeguard our existing animals and the Earth than resurrect extinct species or flee to another planet.

The study showed that mice reacting to unconscious peers acted instinctively in an emergency rather than out of curiosity.