The hyper-courtly Sir Thomas Wyatt wrote a verse satire in the mid-1530s that begins: ‘My mother’s maids, when they did sew and spin,/They sang sometime a song of the field mouse ... Thumbling or Tom ...

Research in mice by scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, has now revealed an unsuspected brain mechanism that may explain why a chronic high-fat diet (HFD) can reduce the ...

Studies have shown that there are biomarkers of this inflammation increase in both circulation and in fat tissue. Now researchers have used a mouse model to show how a high-fat diet could interfere ...

The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth—starting with a very furry mouse.

Colossal Biosciences leaders say the fluffy, golden-haired mice help validate their technique to “de-extinct” species, but ...

The team found that rapamycin restores leptin sensitivity to diet-induced obese (DIO) mice, leading to significant loss of fat with only minimal effects on muscle. “Before our research ...

Everyone loves a good Cinderella story, from an underdog sports team winning the big game to a little-known actress going on to win an Academy Award. But what about literal Cinderella stories?

With the ballgown on, the carriage and horses in tow, Colorado State was ready for its Cinderella moment. The Rams were primed to be the life of the ball with all the talk surrounding them ...

The team at genetics and biotech firm Colossal Biosciences have imbued rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and other cold-climate adaptations, all of which are key characteristics of the ...

If you were wondering how far the creators of Screamboat would take their "Steamboat Willie" horror satire, the answer is: ...