Researchers at the University of Richmond trained rats to drive miniature cars ... and emotional health—whether in the lab, in our homes, or in our daily lives. Josh Hawkins has been writing ...

In order to prolong the life of those animals (rats) I occasionally fed them a diet rich in vitamin A, by the suggestion of Director Saiki. In April 1924 I discovered an abnormal condition of the ...

The breathtaking encounter was captured on camera on the opening day of gun season on Saturday near the Illinois border. David Hookstead said his brother-in-law witnessed the "unbelievably cool moment ...

A wildlife attraction housing rare amphibians, lizards and snakes has suffered an attack by rats. Forestry England said rats had infiltrated the pods at the New Forest Reptile Centre near Lyndhurst.

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None of Cyril Ramaphosa's plans to tackle food poisoning address the root cause of the problem: rats and no refuse collection. It is commonly accepted that in certain African countries ...

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026. The company anticipates building from one Neutron flight in 2025 ...

Instead, they found that the rats loved driving itself. "It was the summer of 2020, a period marked by emotional isolation for almost everyone on the planet, even laboratory rats," wrote Kelly ...

Male Sprague-Dawley rats (180–200 g) were purchased from Pengyue Laboratory Animal Breeding Center (Jinan, China). All animal experiments were approved by the Committee of Animal Care and Welfare in ...

The researchers concluded that this is a lesson we could learn from these laboratory rats. The driving rats project has opened new and unexpected doors in Lambert's behavioral neuroscience ...

Forget the cheese — these rats have a need for speed. Scientists teaching rats to drive have discovered that not only are the rodents capable of operating their tiny cars, but they actually ...

This research provides further support of how anticipation can reinforce behavior. Previous work with lab rats has shown that rats pressing a bar for cocaine – a stimulant that increases ...