A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...

A Soviet zoologist with a passion for long-extinct mammals set out to reinvigorate the landscape of the Caucasus in the 20th ...

an innate and irreversible self-destruct button to prevent a species from overpopulating its habitat,” wrote Fredrick Kunkle ...

Study on high-altitude deer mice reveals unique genetic adaptations for survival, offering insights into evolutionary ...

Recent research identifies 16 human nerve cell types, revealing complex sensory responses and challenging traditional views ...

If you have seen an owl on Capitol Hill in the past decade, there is a strong chance it was a Barred Owl (Strix varia). In ...

Though lemurs are now endemic only to Madagascar, it is believed that lemur-like animals were found in Africa about 65-75 ...

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.

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. Research has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than previously assumed. Using a novel experimental setup ...

A new species of mouse with a remarkably long tail, dubbed Otavalo’s Andean mouse, has been discovered near a dormant volcano ...