RICHMOND, Va. — Inside this lab, all that matters is brain matter. “We're interested in neuroplasticity, how the brain changes throughout our lives,” said Dr. Kelly Lambert, a professor of behavioral ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could ...

Rats have been asked to do a lot in the name of science. Researchers had them complete mazes, solve puzzles, wear makeup, demonstrate empathy, and take on many other less-savory responsibilities in ...

Rats get a bad rap as animals, due to the wild of populations who, for thousands of years, have caused problems for the human populations they live with by destroying their food storage and spreading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing rat infestations are causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to cars across Chicago — but chewed up wires aren’t ...