To learn more about how environmental factors influence the cognitive abilities of humans, researchers have trained rodents to drive tiny cars. It may sound far out, but rats have similar pathways and ...

OTHER RATS HAV BEEEN WORKHORSES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY LAB AT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY. I LIKE HOW CURIOUS THEY ARE. THEY’RE ALWAYS STIFF INHE TIR NOSES AROUND SOMETHING PROFESSOR. KELLY. BANAS SAYS LAB ...

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 gas ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Since Aristotle, scientists have vivisected, poked, and prodded ...

Sixteen female rats are heading out into the real world after life at college. That is, their life as study subjects. These rats may not have earned degrees of their own, but they helped other ...

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes. By Hiroko Tabuchi Employees at the Environmental ...