In a bid to enhance our understanding of ageing, a team of scientists has uncovered the intricate mechanisms by which ...

Alaska has strict laws regulating the types of animals that can be kept as pets. If you're wondering what exotic animals are ...

A recent study conducted in mice suggests that specific beneficial bacteria in a pregnant mother’s gut could support healthy ...

New research supports brain cell transplantation as a treatment for some neurological disorders. A team from McGill ...

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.

They worked primarily with mice, using various genetic tools to manipulate specific types of neurons. They created specialized mouse lines where they could either activate or eliminate specific ...

The facility breeds the monkeys to sell to medical and other researchers ... a shortage led to scientists paying up to ...

Scientists have finally figured out why dogs do this shake. According to new research, the "wet dog shake" is the fault of a receptor in mammal skin called C-LTMR. And it causes furry animals of all ...

In this study, when mice ate the artificial sweetener saccharin, the numbers and types of bacteria in their guts changed – ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...