Mice are still incapable of writing the complete works of Shakespeare, despite some being given a human "language gene".

YOU might be gearing up for some serious spring cleaning, but there are a few rules you should know if you’re a pet owner. That’s because some common cleaning practices could make pet ...

On first glance, the toy may not look like much: a springy piece of steel wire with cardboard rolls at the end. But its ...

This valuable study characterises the activity of motor units from two of the three anatomical subdivisions ("heads") of the triceps muscle while mice walked on a treadmill at various speeds. Although ...

Better to safeguard our existing animals and the Earth than resurrect extinct species or flee to another planet.

We tend to think of dogs as the most-protective pets, but these 14 fiercely loyal cat breeds might just give your favorite ...

Cats are remarkable creatures that can seemingly become silent whenever they want to. While they may make a lot of noise if ...

Woolly mammoths had a slightly shorter version of the gene, which the researchers believe may have contributed to its ...

If you enjoy scrolling through reels or short videos on your phone, you will love attending the Ten-Minute Play Festival at the Winters Opera House.

The mice were created by Colossal Biosciences, which edits DNA for species conservation, and has been working to bring back ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Li Zhang, professor of physiology and neuroscience at USC's Keck School of Medicine, how mice perform first aid on each other.

We both know that space aliens dead set on overtaking Earth and armed with weapons shooting death beams are not about to attack. Well, at least not in the foreseeable future. You need to feel a ...