6 Misconceptions About What Animals Eat

If you believe that mice love cheese, rabbits love carrots, and elephants love peanuts...you're wrong. Here are six incorrect ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Examine Brain Cells That Control How Much Mice Eat

Researchers studied brainstem activity of mice while the animals were awake and eating. Susanne Ludwig / 500px via Getty Images As animals eat, brain activity tells them when to stop. In a recent ...
EurekAlert!

How mice choose to eat or to drink

Making decisions is hard. Even when we know what we want, our choice often leaves something else on the table. For a hungry mouse, every morsel counts. But what if the decision is more consequential ...
Digital Journal

S.Africa plan to ‘bomb’ mice that eat alabatrosses alive

Albatrosses on a far-flung South African island are being eaten by mice - Copyright AFP STR Albatrosses on a far-flung South African island are being eaten by mice ...
New Scientist

Brain cells that tell mice when to eat may do the same job in people

A group of brain cells in mice seems to trigger hunger based on what time of day the animals usually eat – and the neurons’ activity can be reset by forcing a change in feeding patterns. If the ...
New York Post

Natural alternative to Ozempic made mice eat up to 50% less — without side effects

Stanford Medicine scientists have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that rivals the weight-loss effects of semaglutide-based GLP-1s in animals — without the dreaded side effects. “Nothing ...