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THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that creatures like rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations while playing with or ...

Not all lab rats have the most exciting lives, but a few lucky rats got the job of a lifetime when they were chosen to participate in a University of Richmond Lambert Behavioral Neuroscience ...

Rats have been asked to do a lot in the name of science. Researchers had them complete mazes, solve puzzles, wear makeup, demonstrate empathy, and take on many other less-savory responsibilities in ...

Sixteen female rats are heading out into the real world after life at college. That is, their life as study subjects. These rats may not have earned degrees of their own, but they helped other ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Twelve Long-Evans rats from Millersville University in Lancaster County are looking for a new home after previously being subjects in a behavioral study course during the 2023 ...