INFRA-red footage showing a "superbreed" of giant flesh-eating house mice chewing into an albatross chick has been used as a stark warning of what awaits pest-infested Macquarie Island. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

By blocking the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in mice, Australian researchers have influenced the behaviour of fat cells, causing the rodents to lose weight while simultaneously reducing blood pressure and reducing the risk of diabetes.

Cake loving mice everywhere are rejoicing. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Remember the old "Guinness Book of World Records" TV show? Here is a story that will make you cringe. It is about the largest infestation of mice. The number of mice is sickening enough, but when they talk about the kid eating the dead mice... picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The trouble began when the Yangtze River flooded and drove the mice out of their holes - now the ravenous rodents are wreaking havoc across the countryside. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

The Venezuelan government has formally donated an island near Philadelphia back to the United States. Petty Island, an uninhabited island some 528 acres (214 ha) in size, is situated in the Delaware River in the state of New Jersey.
It was bought by Venezuela's state-run energy company, PDVS, in 1990. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Got the plague? Onto the island. Vomiting? Onto the island. Fever? Island. Sniffles with a mild cough? You get the idea. You stayed there until you got well or died. Judging from the mass graves, not many got well. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Using stem cells, scientists were able to grow completely new prostate glands in mice. The prostate is a gland that aids in creating and expelling semen, and is often the cause of cancer in older men. But now that researchers can grow prostates in mice, will doctors be regrowing human prostates any time soon? picked by suebe 1 year ago

New Zealanders didn't exactly push the boat out when they called the northern island North Island and... Well, I'm sure you know what the southern island is called. Turns out though that they also never got round to legally adopting these names. There's now a move to exploit this to rename the islands as the Maori originals. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

Experiments on mice have revealed a gene that is linked to early hair loss, a Japanese researcher said today, sparking hopes for a treatment to prevent thinning and baldness in humans. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

One man, a bedridden veteran aged 89, was found covered in blood after his ears, neck and throat were chewed by the mice. He had to be sedated later. picked by tvirus 7 months ago

Here's the place to satisfy your audio cravings with obscure CD offerings. Check out the audio samples picked by suebe 3 years ago

The mythbusters take on the age old myth of elephants being scared of mice. Who will take all in the battle royale? picked by ashlesdc 2 years ago

71-year-old CEO Andrew J. McKelvey has resigned as CEO of monster.com. He can no longer handle the tasks required of a CEO. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

So you want to make chocolate mice, hm?

They're adorable! Let's get started! picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Lady mice prefer cat urine drenched male mice over rabbit urine drenched male mice. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Mice conquer the world! picked by niceplime 3 years ago

In this funny flash game you are a monster which evolves by eating people; there are many evolutions to choose from, each with special characteristics. picked by Franz6 11 months ago

The fiercest reptile ever to terrorise the oceans has been identified from a fossil on a frozen Arctic island.

The huge pliosaur, dubbed The Monster, dated from 150 million years ago and boasted 60 dagger-like teeth the size of cucumbers, which it used to rip chunks out of prey. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

International wildlife experts have located hundreds of wild elephants on a treeless island in the swamps of south Sudan, where they apparently avoided unchecked hunting during more than 20 years of war. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A 4-year-old boy has won the use of an uninhabited tropical island, with white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters. picked by kakana 9 months ago