A new species of mouse with a remarkably long tail, dubbed Otavalo’s Andean mouse, has been discovered near a dormant volcano ...

Trailing behind the fluffy animal, however, is a tail longer than the rest of its body combined, more than 6 inches long, ...

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of ...

The evening is calm with a pleasant temperature. I take a walk to the lake. Along the route to this wetland, I pass through a forest of mostly oaks and maples. With leaves falling from the trees, the ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can ...

Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can ...

Liver fibrosis is a progressive and potentially reversible condition that results from chronic liver damage, which can be ...

In the mountains north of Quito, Ecuador, a small new species is followed by a “very long tail,” researchers said. Florian Delée via Unsplash High in the Andes of northern Ecuador, cities sit ...

High in the Andes of northern Ecuador, cities sit in the shadow of mountains and ancient volcanoes covered in dense forest. Just north of the capital city of Quito, these towering peaks are the ...