Mouse mothers tutor new mums
Training of hormone triggers could be the key to maternal care, finds study.
Mice learn how to mother through observation, and experienced mouse mothers tutor inexperienced female mice in the pr...
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Of mice and media
Papers with “mice” in the title receive less media attention – but more accurate coverage.
A study in PLOS Biology has spotted a link between studies on mice and their media coverage: when the paper omits “mi...
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A cheat sheet to help know your neurons
Researchers develop new way to sort and classify them.
Not all neurons are equal, so researcher are building a “cheat sheet” to clarify things.In the largest categorisa...
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NatureWatch: fun bees and mountain mouse
Tales that are quirky, cute, clever and concerning.
Each week delivers a mix of discoveries from the natural world. Here’s a snapshot of some recent research.Now tha...
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A mouse’s brain, mapped out
It’s hi-tech, but still a manual process.
After three years of data gathering and drawing, the third iteration of the Allen Mouse Brain Common Coordinate Frame...
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An ancient red rodent
X-rays reveal pelt colour in three-million-year-old fossil
This is a very colourful, three-million-year-old mouse.The exceptionally well-preserved animal, complete with remnant...
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What happens to wildlife after bushfires?
Key discoveries in how wildlife restores itself after bushfires.
The area surrounding bushfires dictates what species survive and which thrive afterwards, an Australian study finds. ...
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A mouse, looking
New imaging method provides fresh insight into neurology.
This picture shows activity going on inside a mouse brain while the animal looks at a moving image and undergoes what...
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Deep inside a mouse
Microphotography reveals intricate secrets of rodent organ.
Looking like exactly what it is, at least as a metaphor, a complex and busy transportation system, this image reveals...
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Watch: an embryo on show
Microscope provides unique inside view as a new life begins. Nick Carne reports.
Embryonic mouse neural tubes, growing and folding.K. McDole et al./ Cell 2018A new microscope has given scientists th...
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Fears grow as Australian native mouse remains unseen
A rare mouse has not been found since 2003, raising extinction concerns.
A rare Australian native mouse could be in much more trouble than previously thought, with researchers reporting that...
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Handling method alters mouse trial results
Picking up lab mice the wrong way can ruin experiments.
Stressed mice make poor experimental subjects. Credit: Getty ImagesThe way scientists handle mice before an experim...