For centuries, rats took the blame for spreading the Black Death – but recent research points to a different culprit. In this episode, we dive into the surprising theory that gerbils may have played a ...

An ultrathin implant that delivers stimulation directly to the spinal cord significantly improved motion and sensation in injured rats ...

We expel carbon dioxide as waste. Naked mole rats bathe their brains in it to prevent seizures. The unique animals thrive ...

“It [the beetle] could be used in search-and-rescue missions as it could go into small nooks and crevices in a collapsed ...

Assessing the distribution of a medication in the brain is critical for the treatment of a vast range of neurological ...

Research led by the National Institute of Biological Sciences in Beijing has discovered that switching on a single dormant ...

A new book offers a valuable discussion of the double bind in which many researchers and lab technicians find themselves: having to care for animals who will then be killed.

In eusocial superorganisms like leafcutter ant colonies, labor is divvied up according to body shape and size, but University ...

Rats love warmer weather. As temperatures in cities increase, people make more rat complaints, a new study shows. Jamie Betts By Bethany Brookshire January 31, 2025 at 2:00 pm ...

Science Journal That Published ‘Rat Dck’ AI Gibberish Speaks Out The visuals-challenged study caused a public furor about AI-generated imagery in science.

It’s easy to assume that the most surprising aspect of a research project where scientists teach rats to drive would be the mere achievement of getting the rodents behind the wheel. But the ...