A pregnant mother has been forced to bring up her four children in a cramped, mould-covered home plagued by rodents. Kellie Sullivan says her two-bedroom house, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, barely has enough space for her family to sleep – and is covered in mould caused by severe damp. Ms Sullivan – who is pregnant … Read more
In 1918, Beatrix Potter published The Tale Of Johnny Town-Mouse, about a country mouse and a town mouse who visit each other. Timmy Willie, the country mouse, finds the big city far too hectic. There is simply too much going on. ‘There was no quiet; there seemed to be hundreds of carts passing. Dogs barked; … Read more
In 1918, Beatrix Potter published The Tale Of Johnny Town-Mouse, about a country mouse and a town mouse who visit each other. Timmy Willie, the country mouse, finds the big city far too hectic. There is simply too much going on. ‘There was no quiet; there seemed to be hundreds of carts passing. Dogs barked; … Read more
Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests Researchers in Germany looked at three populations of house mice for the study Mice which have been with humans longest were best at problem-solving tasks Tasks included opening lid or window of a Lego house to get a tasty mealworm By Victoria … Read more
Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests Researchers in Germany looked at three populations of house mice for the study Mice which have been with humans longest were best at problem-solving tasks Tasks included opening lid or window of a Lego house to get a tasty mealworm By Victoria … Read more
City mice are SMARTER than their country cousins! Rodents in urban areas are better at problem solving as they’ve had to adapt to living alongside humans, study reveals Thirty-one striped field mice were captured from the wild as part of the study Scientists gave them a set of challenges in a cage where they had … Read more
Do you have a hooter to rival Pinocchio’s? If so, you may be able to blame a newly-discovered gene that we share with mice which affects the pointiness of our noses. Experts from the UK and France analysed the genomes and face shapes of 6,000 people from Latin America, finding 32 gene regions that influence facial … Read more
Three drugs already in circulation have been found to be effective at preventing infection of human cells by the coronavirus, research published today reveals. Experiments on lab-grown mini-lungs implanted in mice looked at which pre-existing drugs stop SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, infiltrating human cells. It revealed drugs called imatinib, mycophenolic acid (MPA) and … Read more
Three drugs already in circulation have been found to be effective at preventing infection of human cells by the coronavirus, research published today reveals. Experiments on lab-grown mini-lungs implanted in mice looked at which pre-existing drugs stop SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, infiltrating human cells. It revealed drugs called imatinib, mycophenolic acid (MPA) and … Read more
A pair of newly discovered aquatic mice species – with elongated feet and water resistant fur – are amongst the ‘world’s rarest mammals’, a new study found. Researchers from the Field Museum, Chicago, say the mice are native to the remote Congo basin and evaded scientific detection due to political unrest in the area. The … Read more