Rats are incredibly intelligent animals, so it’s no wonder they’ve become popular pets. But unlike the rodent that likes to ...

Sexual behavior and sex preference in animals and humans are shaped by complex interactions between the brain and hormones during early development. One critical factor is exposure to androgens (male ...

Trustwave links Blind Eagle cybercrime group to Proton66 hosting, targeting Colombian banks with VBS and RATs.

Leafcutter ants live in highly organized colonies where every ant has a job, and now researchers can flip those jobs like a switch. By manipulating just two neuropeptides, scientists can turn ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language?

Pet rats are intelligent, social, and affectionate companions that make wonderful additions to many households. Despite ...

Social behavior in juvenile rats: Neonatally lesioned and sham-lesioned rats showed a significant reduction in the total amount of social behaviors compared to controls (Figure 6) (ANOVA: F 2,35 ...

The tale of rat tails It wasn’t just the effects of anticipation on rat behavior that caught our attention. One day, a student noticed something strange: One of the rats in the group trained to expect ...

Rats typically prefer dirt, sticks and rocks over plastic objects. Now, we had them driving cars. Yes, rats can drive. Here's what that means for science.

Lambert and her colleagues designed custom rat-operated vehicles (ROVs) to study how rodents acquire new skills and how anticipation of positive events affects behavior and neural functions.

As expected, rats housed in enriched environments—complete with toys, space, and companions—learned to drive faster than those in standard cages. This finding supported the idea that complex ...