Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...

Fun fact: Almost all owls have eyes that are proportionately large to their heads for increased visibility during low-light hours, but the Great Gray Owl's peepers are especially big—roughly the size ...

Stoats, or Mustela erminea, are a species of mustelid native to Eurasia and the northern parts of North America. This puts ...

Day to day, we exist in our bodies without thinking much about them. We wake up, eat, move around, and fall asleep again, all without pausing to consider what’s happening beneath the surface. But once ...

Most days, our bodies are just there—mundane vessels we inhabit on autopilot. We wake up, get on with our routines, eat, sleep, repeat. But the moment you actually stop and think about what’s ...

Medical groups are speaking out against the changes announced this week. Amid a record-breaking flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that multiple vaccinations, ...

I've had the privilege of becoming IGN's "mice guy" in 2025, and since then I've amassed enough delivery boxes to build a small castle, covered my desk in dongles, and, most importantly, clicked new ...

It's been over 30 years since "Home Alone" premiered, but it remains a beloved holiday classic. Fans may not know that Macaulay Culkin improvised one of the film's most iconic moments. The cast almost ...

Although they’ve been making music for more than 15 years, Orange County based alt-metal rockers Of Mice & Men still don’t take anything for granted. For the band members, their long career and every ...

If you’re using a mouse a lot, no matter whether you’re gaming or working, you’re at risk of repetitive strain injury (RSI), or in the worst-case, carpal tunnel syndrome. Most people with those ...

Researchers have uncovered the neural mechanisms that underlie an aggressive behaviour in mice prompted by hunger and hormonal state. Virgin female mice can become aggressive towards mouse pups when ...