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Published When a rat smells a rat - When a Rat Smells a Rat: Understanding the Sense of Smell in Rodents



Some animals release chemical pheromones which can trigger behavioral or hormonal changes in other a...
Published Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness



To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive...
Published Rats have an imagination, new research suggests



Researchers have developed a novel system to probe a rat's thoughts, finding that animals can contro ...
Published Rats trade initial rewards for long-term learning opportunities - Rats Trade Initial Rewards for Long-Term Learning Opportunities


Scientists have provided evidence for the cognitive control of learning in rats, showing they can es ...
Published Longevity gene from naked mole rats extends lifespan of mice



In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers have successfully transferred a longevity gene from naked...
Published Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains



A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut ...
Published With hybrid brains, these mice smell like a rat



Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell restored with neurons from rats, the ...
Published CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass rats



A team of researchers has discovered a set of methods that enabled the first successful CRISPR-based...
Published Hormonal contraceptives in teens may alter risk assessment, rat study suggests



Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that al...
Published More Texas owls are testing positive for rat poisons


New research suggests that owls in Texas have high rates of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) -- blood...
Published Combined use of alcohol and THC can affect rat brains, study finds



The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-u...
Published Researchers create realistic virtual rodent



To help probe the mystery of how brains control movement, scientists have created a virtual rat with ...
Published Sea level rise shifts habitat for endangered Florida Keys species



A newly published study describes the response to sea level rise by the silver rice rat, an endanger ...
Published Using metabolomics for assessing safety of chemicals may reduce the use of lab rats



Scientists have discovered a more robust way of grouping chemicals and using read-across for toxicol...
Published Forget mammoths: These researchers are exploring bringing back the extinct Christmas Island rat - Forget Mammoths: These Researchers are Exploring Bringing Back the Extinct Christmas Island Rat


Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, mammoths 4,000 years ago, and the Christmas Island Rat ...
Published Invasive rats transform reef fish behavior - Invasive Rats Transform Reef Fish Behavior


Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting t ...
Published Restored rat-free islands could support hundreds of thousands more breeding seabirds



Archipelago case-study shows that removing invasive rats and restoring native vegetation could help ...
Published Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells



Creating a functional lung using interspecies chimeric animals is an attractive albeit challenging o...
Published Secrets of the naked mole-rat: new study reveals how their unique metabolism protects them from heart attacks



This unusual, subterranean mammal with extreme longevity shows genetic adaptations to low oxygen env...
Published Bomb-sniffing rodents undergo 'unusual' reproductive transformations - Bomb-Sniffing Rodents Undergo 'Unusual' Reproductive Transformations


Female giant African pouched rats, used for sniffing out landmines and detecting tuberculosis, can u ...