An activist group is demanding Penn State University halt a study over what they called a “damning report” of lab rats “self-mutilating” ...

At Children’s Mercy, the Facility Dog Program exists to help ease those moments—offering Specially trained facility dogs are an intentional part of the care environment at Children’s Mercy. These dogs ...

Rats and other rodents have front teeth that grow continuously, so they gnaw to keep them healthy and in shape. Himanshu ...

The animals had to be euthanized after a nerve surgery experiment at a main campus lab caused the rats to mutilate themselves ...

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today recognizes eight Refinement Research Award and Implementing Refinement Grant recipients who are working to improve the lives of animals used in laboratories ...

What does it actually take to teach a humanoid robot to act human? Inside Tesla’s robotics operation, the answer looks less like science fiction than repetitive labor. Workers in a glass-walled lab ...

Heartbreak is getting a wild twist this Valentine’s Day. Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo in New Braunfels has launched its Love Bites fundraiser, which lets vengeful exes symbolically name a rat after a ...

One study found that rats emitted ultrasonic vocalizations when they were subjected to manual somatosensory stimulation, i.e., tickling. The results of this controversial research were published in ...

To explore the effects of different intensities of endurance training combined with resistance training on the bones of growing male rats, and to provide the optimal exercise plan for bone mineral ...