Jay Storz (IMAGE) University of Nebraska-Lincoln Caption Jay Storz, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, works to excavate a mouse mummy on the summit of an Andean volcano. Analyses of 13 mummified cadavers, combined with the capture of live specimens, suggest that the rodents scaled the Mars-like peaks on their own — and are somehow managing to live on them. Credit Mario Pérez Mamani Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC-ND Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.