(via SciShow) We've been using lab rats for over a hundred years, and they've been part of some of the biggest medical breakthroughs ever. But what comes next? From organs on a chip to computer ...

Do lab rats have the ability to imagine, like humans do? A new study says yes. Rats may be capable of a type of imagination that's crucial for route planning, research from the Howard Hughes Medical ...

A robotic rat on wheels has learned how to interact with real rats while mimicking the rodents’ play and fight behaviours. “[The] robotic rats have similar appearances and movements to animals, and ...