Australia's grain farmers, already strained by war-driven shortages, now face a severe mouse plague that could devastate crops in a key growing region.

Got a mouse in your house? That thought alone may terrify you. Now imagine if mice were scampering through your house, rummaging in your pantry or even running across your face at night. That sounds ...

The CSIRO has warned that mouse populations have exploded, but the cause of the outbreak remains a partial mystery.

It is a massive blow to embattled farmers, but also threatens a $3 billion industry.

May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep ...

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Genetic tests reveal that the Shark Bay mouse (pictured) from Shark Bay, Western Australia, is actually a living population of Gould's mouse, which had been thought to be extinct for more than a ...