Each time Matthew Zipple, a behavioral ecologist at Cornell University, releases a mouse that was born and raised in a ...

When laboratory mice step out of their plastic cages and into real soil, their behavior changes so dramatically that it forces a rethink of what stress, health and even “normal” really mean. The story ...

This year could mark a turning point for one of science’s most familiar animals: the laboratory mouse. For decades, mice and ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...