Mammalian Anomaly: The Secret Armor of African Spiny Mice
Unlike crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs, and fish that possess bony plates and scales, mammals have long since exchanged their ancestral armor for an insulating layer…
Unlike crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs, and fish that possess bony plates and scales, mammals have long since exchanged their ancestral armor for an insulating layer…
Female giant African pouched rats, used for sniffing out landmines and detecting tuberculosis, can undergo astounding reproductive organ transformations, according to a new study. Unlike…
The Caribbean island of Hispaniola used to host 11 different rodent species, but now only one remains in the island’s two countries of Haiti and…
Rodents are reservoirs of fungal pathogens. Because fungal infections are on the rise in the human population, it is critical for health officials to understand…
The flowering and seeding of dwarf bamboo were shown to boost mice populations. Japanese field mice thrive in the large-scale flowering, seeding, and dying of…
New research has mapped the DNA from more than 150 species of native rodents from across Australia, New Guinea, and Melanesian islands. It paints a…
Brazilian researchers discovered, characterized, and validated the functions of two novel enzyme families with biotechnological potential. One method of reducing reliance on oil and other…
Some ancestral rodents likely had repeated infections with SARS-like coronaviruses, leading them to acquire tolerance or resistance to the pathogens, according to new research publishing today…
Canada and the US have started to restrict the use of rodent poisons based on blood thinners, as new research shows that the toxins accumulate…