Why do some animals solve problems while others don't? The new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, ...

THE scientists plotting the return of the great Woolly Mammoth have successfully used gene editing technology to create a new Woolly Mouse. The extraordinary, palm-sized creature has had its DNA ...

The country mouse enjoys simple meals of beans ... “We can have this wild or wild-derived animal in a controlled lab environment, and then apply all the rigorous testing to understand the mechanisms ...

In a study, it wasn't the bravest mice, but rather the shy ones, that proved to be the most persistent tinkerers.

Today, the mouse is by far the most common research mammal in the ... Laboratory animals display similar behaviour to wild animals but are much calmer and less aggressive.