House mice (Mus musculus) – the same kind that may be in your residence – have started to attack and kill albatrosses, eating them alive as they sit on their nests. I’m an ecologist who’s ...

There are many ways to make your house more attractive to mice, which you probably don't want to do even if you like the little rodents from afar or have one as a pet. Wild mice are often considered ...

Mixed and mature deciduous forest with sparse ground cover harbor the largest populations. Deer mice construct spherical or cup-shaped nests of shredded plant fibers, fur, and feathers under logs, ...

Mary Alice and I went to a Christmas tree farm to buy our tree. While waiting to pay for the tree we selected, a young couple ahead of us were paying for the tree they had just cut down. The young man ...

This species is especially abundant where ground cover is thick. The meadow jumping mouse builds nests of plant fibers 10-15 cm (4-6 in) in diameter, in clumps of grass, within the bases of hollow ...

Desperate to identify the culprit, biologists set up game cameras around nesting mōlī. The cameras captured bizarre nighttime footage of mice crawling and chewing on the backs and heads of mōlī.

As the temperatures plummet this week, rodents are likely to invade homes in search of food and a cosy spot to nest. However, there's a simple method to keep these unwanted guests at bay.