The researchers found that mice with certain genes produced natural peptides, or small proteins, called alpha-defensins, which act as gardeners of the microbiome, shaping which gut bugs thrive and ...

A plague of mice that has ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of a prison while authorities repair gnawed electrical wiring and clear dead and decaying mice from walls ...

CANBERRA, Australia — A plague of mice that has ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of a prison while authorities repair gnawed electrical wiring and clear dead and ...

BOGAN GATE, Australia — At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed the burning down of their house on ...

Hundreds of mice are infesting the Wellington Correctional Center in New South Wales, Australia, prompting a complete evacuation. Corrective Services NSW A massive horde of mice has caused so much ...

Millions of mice are spreading across eastern Australia and terrorizing local farmers, homes and businesses. Some mice have been spotted chewing through crops while others have bitten hospital ...

Australia, right now, feels a little biblical. There was a terrible drought, then the worst bush fires ever recorded. A flood came next. Now it’s the turn of the mice. The scale of the mouse plague is ...