Mice often get a bad rap. Many people think of mice as pests and go to extreme lengths to try to get rid of them. Some people develop a strong phobia of mice, all without knowing anything about these ...

For nearly a century, laboratory studies have shown consistent results: eat less food, or eat less often, and an animal will live longer. But scientists have struggled to understand why these kinds of ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found a link between calorie-restricted diets and life span. Berena Alvarez/Stocksy Previous research shows that what we eat and following certain diets can have a ...

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 ...