The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is found in the dry regions of East Africa. These hairless, wrinkly rodents live ...

Rats are becoming a growing problem in the Treasure Valley – and it’s a problem without a clear solution in sight.

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats ...

Recording neuron activity associated with different objects can show how nervousness related to specific locations or objects ...

A study reveals that adolescent rats fed a high-fat diet show altered brain development, impulsive actions, and cautious ...

When a population of laboratory rats is allowed to increase in a confined space, the rats develop acutely abnormal patterns of behavior that can even lead to the extinction of the population ...

There are many different kinds of mole rats. The best known is probably the naked mole rat, whose hairless, tubular, wrinkled body makes it appear a bit like a tiny walrus—or perhaps a bratwurst ...

As a doctoral student and professor of psychology, John Watson studied the behavior of animals. He especially was interested in stimulus-response reactions to various situations, such as rats ...