• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 10th, 2009
Woodrats Survive on Extremely Poisonous Diets

Woodrats Survive on Extremely Poisonous Diets

They can eat creosote shrubs and juniper

Scientists Create Rat Robot with Whiskers

Scientists Create Rat Robot with Whiskers

It can feel its way around its environment

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 18th, 2009
Experts Analyze the 'Gambling' Behavior of Rats

Experts Analyze the 'Gambling' Behavior of Rats

They seek to find the biological roots of the behavior

Anxiety Could Be Triggered by Brain Chemical

Anxiety Could Be Triggered by Brain Chemical

The substance is also important for brain development

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2009
Adult Rats Influenced by Their Mother's History of Adversity

Adult Rats Influenced by Their Mother's History of Adversity

Scientists demonstrate factors that influence offspring even before conception

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 6th, 2009
How Rats Evolved to Survive Natural Poison

How Rats Evolved to Survive Natural Poison

It took them thousands of years

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2008
Sugar Can Be Addictive to Rats

Sugar Can Be Addictive to Rats

Lab studies say sugar is a "narcotic"

 
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