This article was originally published with the title “ The Physiology of the House Mouse ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 221 No. 4 (October 1969), p. 103 doi:10.1038 ...

The house mouse (Mus musculus) is one of the most common mammals worldwide. It can be found in all parts of the United States and Southern Canada. Adults are about five to seven inches long ...

The Mus genus has been divided into four subgenera, of which one is also called Mus. This subgenus contains all of the "true old world mice" including the house mouse M. musculus — the main focus of ...

It's best to take the mouse to a location at least a mile away from your home, then simply open the lid and release the mouse. Clean the trap. It'll be fresh and ready for the next time you need it.

The species commonly seen inside people’s homes is the house mouse, which doesn’t carry the hantavirus pathogen. At first glance, it resembles a deer mouse. There are key differences ...

We are not only looking for an IVCS for the animal facility, but we are also evaluating the mouse's house. Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council. Guide for the Care ...

Haven’t most of us seen some droppings in our house and thought, “Yuck! That sure looks like those belong to a mouse! We must ...

The story of how (and why) the 'Great Bar Harbor fire' led to such a determined response is told in Karen Rader's interesting and valuable book on the rise of the laboratory mouse as a model ...