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Author Brandon Keim makes a cogent case for reevaluating how we understand - and treat - the creatures around us, even those ...

While poisoning reduced the rat population temporarily ... “His findings led to the concept of the ‘behavioral sink’ and ...

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

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers targeting a group of hereditary neurodegenerative diseases have found success ...

For the first time, there's scientific evidence that a smaller, lesser known component of the cannabis plant – cannabinol – ...

As a neuroscientist who advocates for housing and testing laboratory animals in natural habitats, I’ve found it amusing to ...

Squirrels, however, are notorious for that behavior. Rats do it as well. My guess is that a squirrel gathered the bounty and ...

A 2023 avian flu outbreak decimated a Caspian tern colony on Rat Island and spread to harbor seals, posing a new threat to local wildlife. A 2023 epidemiological study revealed that 56% of a large ...