The wonderful world of tennis is helping nature’s tiniest mammals survive. Each year, following Wimbledon, thousands of used tennis balls are donated to UK Wildlife Trust. Volunteers at the ...

He went on to say that “White-footed mice are found in deciduous, mixed, and coniferous woodlands in much of the eastern ...

Evidence of nesting by harvest mice was recently spotted at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve in Dumfries and Galloway. Find out ...

Australia can lay claim to two new species of native rodent thanks to a new study. The aptly named delicate mouse was previously thought to be a single species spanning a massive stretch of the ...

Two new species of delicate mice — Australia’s smallest rodents — were recently discovered, according to a new study. Photo from Joey Csunyo, UnSplash Two species of tiny rodents have lived undetected ...

Basic ecology uses simple diagrams to illustrate how biomass is distributed in ecosystems. These “ecological pyramids” lump all primary producers (plants) at the base of the pyramid. The second level ...

What makes the oldfield mouse steadfastly monogamous throughout its life while its closest rodent relatives are promiscuous? The answer may be a previously unknown hormone-generating cell. Scientists ...

The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, found that African striped mice, a rodent species that lives in the Succulent Karoo — a semi-desert biome in southern Africa — are showing ...

This fall, you might find some tiny creatures stirring inside your house. They’ll probably be house mice. In speaking with an expert — Michael Cove, research curator of mammalogy for the NC Museum of ...