Mice are predominantly foragers and scavengers, preferring to go after plants, grains, and fruits. In the wild, mice will eat pretty much anything that they can find.

Islands are biodiversity hotspots. They only make up 5 percent of the world’s land mass, but they are home to 20 percent of its bird, reptile, and plant species, many of which are endangered. So, what ...

When the researchers injected lean male mice with BRP, it reduced food intake by 50% within just one hour. The same effects were seen in minipigs, whose metabolism and eating habits are more ...

By 2003, the mice were eating seabird chicks alive, and now, a decade later, the mice have figured out they can take on adults, too. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.

These mice would not eat for hours, even with food right in front of them. Dr. Lowell and Dr. Sternson independently did the opposite experiment, ...