Rats and mice are often confused due to their similar appearance and shared rodent characteristics. However, they exhibit distinct differences in size, behaviour, and habitat preferences.

Learning to drive small cars helps rats feel less stressed, scientists found. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the US taught a group of 17 rats how to drive little plastic cars ...

Rats are more likely to come into gardens in November to begin preparing for winter which means they will chew on plants for food and dig up flowerbeds to create a shelter to nest. Getting rid ...

The US does not include within its animal welfare laws and regulations the rats, mice and birds who are subjected to research and testing. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was amended in 1970 to ...

Teaching rats to drive a tiny car around a laboratory had some far-reaching effects – it taught scientists a lot about the benefits of anticipating the joy brought by the things we love.

Then we euthanized the rat by carbon dioxide asphyxiation and carried out a complete necropsy. The mass had not changed in size or appearance during the 2 weeks before euthanasia. On necropsy ...

The animal rights organization plans to send a “giant rat” to the Samuel Goldwyn Theater to “set the record straight” about the 5,000 live rats Eggers uses during one sequence in the film ...