A new study is linking brain behavior to silly playtime practices. And they have lab rats laughing out loud to prove it.In the video above, you can hear tiny high-pitched giggles from a rat being ...

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

Researchers used artificial intelligence to teach rats how to move objects in virtual reality by simply thinking about where they want them to go. The result is an intriguing type of rat telekinesis ...

Carlye Wisel is a theme park journalist and expert who reports about things like how Butterbeer was invented and Disney’s secret food lab on her podcast, Very Amusing With Carlye Wisel. In the movie, ...

In 2017, scientists discovered a new species of giant rat that can reportedly crack open coconuts. Now, this extremely rare creature has been captured in the wild on camera for the first time. Locals ...

Last fall, New York City’s Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch stood in front of a microphone and announced her plan to deal with NYC’s most hated residents: rats. She went on to make a now-viral ...

Pigs eat coal with relish, digest it with ease. As laboratory animals they are therefore incapable of shedding much light on human nutrition. Rats, on the other hand, have the same eating habits as ...