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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The armadillo is beloved for its ability to scrunch itself up in a ...

Spiny mice in the genus Acomys look much like more familiar house mice in the genus Mus, although their coats do have stiff guard hairs that give them their name. But now, researchers reporting in the ...

Researchers just discovered that the spiny mouse was concealing bony plates beneath the skin over its tail. By Asher Elbein At first it looks like a slightly more hairy rodent. But the spiny mouse’s ...

Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in mammals. Current Biology ...

The spiny mouse is an unassuming rodent, but it’s armed with a very special tail. CT scans show the tail is sheathed in a secret blanket of bony plates. Before the scans, only one other group of ...

Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plates. But a new study unexpectedly shows that African spiny mice produce the same structures beneath ...

Mice aren’t supposed to have lizard tails, which is exactly why Edward Stanley balked when he saw a computerized tomography (CT) scan that revealed what looked like bony plates in the tail of an ...

Scientists trapped small, spiny animals in the mountain forests of Chocó Biogeographic region and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Tinoco, Koch, Colmenares-Pinzón, Castellanos and ...

Mice can seem kind of disgusting. After all, if they get into your house they’ll eat your couch cushions, poop in your cupboards and generally make a mess. There is a mouse in Africa, though, that is ...