WITH the weather taking a turn, Brits could find themselves at risk of letting unwanted visitors enter their homes. And if the thought of a mouse crawling over your kitchen side makes you squirm, ...

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.

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Rats and mice may have poor vision, but they have a heightened sense of smell. Thankfully, there are a number of smells that ...

The sight of a mouse or rat scurrying around in a home is always alarming, but there are humane ways to stop them entering ...

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"Adding sturdy fencing and chicken wire is a great way to deter rodents from even entering your garden. It is also a good ...

If you want to repel these pests, households will need to use strong scents that will "overpower" their sense of smell.

Mice and rats have a poor sense of vision which means their other senses are heightened - including their sense of smell.

Rats and mice have a very strong sense of smell - which is why they have been known to stay away from certain scents. Here ...

To repel rats and mice from an area, households will need to use strong scents that will "overpower" their sense of smell.