The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is unique because it must live with humans or in their structures. It cannot survive in natural areas and cannot overwinter in cultivated fields in Canada. Norway ...

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 ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Researchers at the University of Richmond trained rats to drive miniature cars ...

The rats also taught me something profound one morning during the pandemic. It was the summer of 2020, a period marked by emotional isolation for almost everyone on the planet, even laboratory rats.

Teaching rats to drive a tiny car around a laboratory had some far-reaching effects – it taught scientists a lot about the benefits of anticipating the joy brought by the things we love.

The rat is a medium-sized rodent from the genus Rattus. Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) is a model vertebrate reared in the laboratory for studying subjects such as genetics, physiology, disease and ...

Rats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination. Credit: Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND. We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal ...

The Blue Santa Toy Drive, held by the Freeport Police Department, was put in jeopardy after rats soiled hundreds of donations. Since 2015, Freeport has orchestrated Christmas magic for kids across ...

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