It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, all. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY KWONG, ...

Fears of a mouse plague this autumn have been quelled for now after CSIRO's quarterly mouse count results came in this week. The count, which is taken along the east coast and across South Australia, ...

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This mild-mannered, rhyming counting book punctuates its full-bleed spreads with half-page panels. For example, an opening spread introduces a mouse in a yellow dotted dress who sits dwarfed by weeds, ...

Re “These Endangered Mice Will Have It Nice,” April 7: I have read recent articles about flawed federal wildlife biologists’ reports, and now officials admit their mouse numbers may be up for debate?

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.