Islands are biodiversity hotspots. They only make up 5 percent of the world’s land mass, but they are home to 20 percent of its bird, reptile, and plant species, many of which are endangered. So, what ...

Researchers tracked the health of nearly one thousand mice on a variety of diets to see if these diets would extend the mice's lifespan. The study was designed to ensure that each mouse was ...

Stanford Medicine scientists have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that rivals the weight-loss effects of semaglutide-based GLP-1s in animals — without the dreaded side effects. “Nothing ...

You no doubt understand that staples hold papers together. Well, metaphorically speaking, mice are the staples that hold ecosystems together. Of the world’s 2,399 rodent species, 1,642 qualify as mice ...