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.

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

This will depend on the reader's own interests, but personally, I would have wished to see more about housing conditions and the impact of environmental enrichment on rat development and behavior.

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

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 ...

the department decided to retire the rats — it would be difficult to use them for the same study in the future since they have already undergone conditioning for a certain behavior. Looking for ...