Aug 1st, 2008 · Could popping a pill turn you into a long-distance runner? Researchers report that they have identified two signaling pathways that are turned on in response to exercise — and that artificially turning those pathways on in mice produced rodents with much greater endurance.
Jan 16th, 2008 · Scientists say they've identified the remains of the largest rodent ever recorded: a more than 2,000-pound beast the size of a bull. Its fossilized skull was found in Uruguay by an amateur paleontologist, and then sat in a museum before being identified.
Aug 30th, 2007 · An invasion of mouse-like rodents is laying waste to a broad swath of farmland in central Spain. Farmers are trying everything from burning fields to squashing the creatures with giant rolling pins, but to little avail.
May 20th, 2007 · It's no Westminster Dog Show yet, but the American Gerbil Society's annual New England Gerbil Show has high hopes. Donna Anastasi, one of the competition's judges, provides a recap of a rodent-raiser's delight.
Apr 14th, 2007 · A new study reveals that rats infected with a picky parasite are drawn to the smell of their feline enemies. The toxoplasma gondii parasite uses its powers of persuasion to get its rodent host to cozy up to cats.
Dec 5th, 2006 · A rancher in Kansas is defying an order from the county to poison the prairie dogs on his property. He says the rodents help maintain a balance with other wildlife in the area, but his neighbors want the destructive little creatures exterminated.
Nov 6th, 2005 · Washington University's Timothy Holy discusses his research into the melodies of male mice. His study, published last week, suggests that the ultrasonic sounds that male mice make in the presence of females are actually a rodent version of a love song.
Oct 23rd, 2005 · A Norwegian rat braves the waters of the South Pacific to escape a scientist hot on his trail. New Zealand rodent biologist James Russell went through epic efforts to track a member of a cunning invasive species.