In 2019, a study went viral for fairly obvious reasons. It involved training rats to drive little rat cars around a ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

In the laboratory, Nile grass rats are clearly diurnal (Fig ... The difference may be due to daily variations in food availability or ambient temperature in the wild, or it may be a consequence ...

Using food as a reward, the team first taught the ... particularly in Africa.” Once the sniffer rats had mastered their contraband-detecting behaviors in a laboratory setting, researchers took them ...

Liu uses laser technology to create intricate, microscopic structures that mimic the natural architecture of human tissues.

I’ve found it amusing to see how far we’ve strayed from my lab practices with this project. Rats typically prefer dirt, ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

Ethiqa XR now includes captive rodents and laboratory rabbits for 72-hour post-procedural pain management on its label ...

Scientists stress out lab mice, a lot. Inducing chronic stress and anxiety in these furry critters is how scientists explore ...

One of them came after me with a needle the length of a turkey baster … I didn’t want to believe that I was a lab rat being experimented on. But after a while, I just couldn’t deny it ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already ...