To test whether the neurons were functional, the researchers injected them into the brains of rats treated with a neurotoxin ...

And for every tuberculosis infection detected by a rat, it’s estimated that 10 to 15 more humans are saved from an infection, since each tuberculosis patient tends to spread it to that many new ...

Invasive species cause environmental mayhem when they establish themselves in a new ecosystem. But these interlopers can also ...

The RSPCA is calling on people to ditch popular misconceptions and “be kind to rats” as World Rat Day 2025 took place on Friday ...

Scientists have transplanted the head of a rat onto the back of another, ahead of a controversial plan to carry out the world's first human head transplant later this year. In the experiment ...