Nature

Mouse eyes photosynthesize after plant-to-animal transplant

Photosynthetic machinery can be harvested from spinach and transplanted into the eyes of mice, where it transforms light into ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Singing Mice Squeak Back and Forth—and Don’t Interrupt. Scientists Found the Brain Pathway Behind Their Impressive Songs

Alston’s singing mice carry out complex vocalizations and even appear to converse politely with one another. The neural ...

How ‘MOUSE’ Was Made For Under $7K, And Why It’s Inspiring A New Generation Of Filmmakers

Filmmaker Roth Rind had an idea for a crime thriller. He had collaborators who believed in it. What he didn’t have was The ...

What Is Hantavirus and How Can We Prevent an Outbreak at Home?

The CDC says risk to public health is 'extremely low,' but if you're concerned about hantavirus, these products could help ...

A Mutation Gave Humans the Gift of Speech. These Mice Have It, Too.

Scientists wanted to know why the chatter of Alston’s singing mice sounds so much like human conversation. What they found ...

Viral Staten Island rainbow cookie goes national: ‘It’s been a wild ride’

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the classic children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” Laura Numeroff offers a pretty hilarious ...
Times Argus

The Outside Story: The meadow jumping mouse, spring’s late riser

Spring is often portrayed as the season of rebirth, and, for many organisms, it is. But spring is also the season of reawakening for those species that spend the winter in some form of hibernation or ...
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Tiny harvest mouse perches on a stalk to smell bluebells in adorable spring scene

A tiny harvest mouse was captured climbing a bluebell and pausing to sniff the petals in a charming spring moment. Photographer Tony Nellis snapped the images during a workshop in York. The one inch ...