Trailing behind the fluffy animal, however, is a tail longer than the rest of its body combined, more than 6 inches long, ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

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 ...

The brain is a marvel of efficiency, honed by thousands of years of evolution so it can adapt and thrive in a rapidly ...

Researchers identified 16 distinct types of nerve cells involved in human touch and compared them with those in mice and macaques, showing both shared and unique traits.

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.

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 ...

This important study advances our understanding of the way neurons in the auditory cortex of mice respond to unpredictable sounds. Through the use of state-of-the-art recording methods, compelling ...

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has shown that there’s more to the humble mouse ...