An elusive nocturnal beast of a rodent that lives high in the mountains has been filmed and photographed for the first time, ...

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 ...

Scientists are investigating whether the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms can put a brain 'back together' after head ...

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In the video recordings, the rats’ head bobbing was more pronounced when the sonata played at its usual tempo, around 132 beats per minute. The same was true for 20 people who listened through ...

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Researchers monitored rats' head movements while they were played music at different tempos. The animals were best at keeping in time with beats between 120 and 140 bpm, similar to humans.

Test your knowledge. “They don’t respect property lines,” said Brown, the head rat guy for the city’s health department. “They’ll run from the alley and into your yard if there’s an ...

a behavioral research scientist and the head of Apopo’s rescue rat program. “The idea is to have rats that can go in and use their sense of smell to conduct a guided search within the debris.

New York is facing its rat problem head-on. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 ...

HONG KONG (CNN) A strange object found in a school meal in China was the head of a rat, Chinese authorities have concluded, overturning previous official reassurances that it was duck neck in the ...