The mice of the Farallon Islands think they’ve got it made. They’re out there with ocean views in every direction, picnicking on plants, salamanders and insects like there’s no tomorrow. But there ...

A researcher is one of the only people living on the Farallon Islands about 30 miles off San Francisco. (Josh Edelson / For The Times) The mice of the Farallon Islands think they’ve got it made.

With thousands of birds nearby, waves crash ashore at one of the Farallon Islands, about 30 miles off San Francisco. (Josh Edelson / For The Times) The mice lost. The birds won. After years of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The California Coastal Commission has approved a plan to poison invasive mice threatening rare seabirds on the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The agency that ...

After years of scrumming and divisions among environmentalists over the fate of thousands of mice living on the Farallon Islands west of San Francisco, the California Coastal Commission voted 5-3 ...

After years of scrumming and divisions among environmentalists over the fate of thousands of mice living on the Farallon Islands west of San Francisco, the California Coastal Commission voted 5-3 ...

A controversial plan to poison rodents on the Farallon Islands is coming up for a key vote after years of debate. The federal government proposes to airdrop poison pellets on the islands to kill tens ...

You hear scampering sounds inside your walls. Next, you find bits of your couch cushion missing. Then, you see a small furry critter scurrying away out of the corner of your eye. Mice have infiltrated ...

On some level, biology is all about regulation, regulation, regulation. One way that our cells regulate their genes is through a process called alternative splicing, which entails the selective ...