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Kidney Transplanted From One Rat Fetus To Another In World First

two grey and white rats on a grey fleece blanket

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Kidney Transplanted From One Rat Fetus To Another In World First

two grey and white rats on a grey fleece blanket

Kidney Transplanted From One Rat Fetus To Another In World First

May 1, 2024

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Hybrid Brains With Both Rat And Mouse Cells Created In Landmark Double First

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Hybrid Brains With Both Rat And Mouse Cells Created In Landmark Double First

close-up of neurons in the mouse hippocampal labelled in red and blue

Hybrid Brains With Both Rat And Mouse Cells Created In Landmark Double First

April 25, 2024

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First Ever Proof Of Non-Human Animals Using Old Memories To Solve Problems

grey and white rat sniffing at some sunflower seeds

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First Ever Proof Of Non-Human Animals Using Old Memories To Solve Problems

grey and white rat sniffing at some sunflower seeds

First Ever Proof Of Non-Human Animals Using Old Memories To Solve Problems

January 15, 2024

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First-Ever Images Captured Of Rare, Coconut-Cracking Vangunu Giant Rat

image of a large rat on a leaf-covered log, captured using a night-vision camera, black and white

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First-Ever Images Captured Of Rare, Coconut-Cracking Vangunu Giant Rat

image of a large rat on a leaf-covered log, captured using a night-vision camera, black and white

First-Ever Images Captured Of Rare, Coconut-Cracking Vangunu Giant Rat

November 24, 2023

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Rats Make Adorable Happy Squeaks When They’re With Their Buddies

Gray rat and white rat cuddling

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Rats Make Adorable Happy Squeaks When They’re With Their Buddies

Gray rat and white rat cuddling

Rats Make Adorable Happy Squeaks When They’re With Their Buddies

November 8, 2023

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Rats Can Fantasize About Traveling To Imaginary Places

cartoon rat with thought bubble showing tropical island

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Rats Can Fantasize About Traveling To Imaginary Places

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Rats Can Fantasize About Traveling To Imaginary Places

November 2, 2023

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A Parasite That Can Cause Meningitis Is Spreading To More US States

Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasitic worm viewed under the microscope

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A Parasite That Can Cause Meningitis Is Spreading To More US States

Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasitic worm viewed under the microscope

A Parasite That Can Cause Meningitis Is Spreading To More US States

September 25, 2023

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Interview Blunder Raises Important Question – What Is A Rat King?

A supposed Rat King specimen showing the remains of a mass of near mummified rats tangled together by their tails.

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Interview Blunder Raises Important Question – What Is A Rat King?

A supposed Rat King specimen showing the remains of a mass of near mummified rats tangled together by their tails.

Interview Blunder Raises Important Question – What Is A Rat King?

September 8, 2023

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Researchers Tickle Rats For Science (Honest) To Identify Play Centre Of Brain

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Researchers Tickle Rats For Science (Honest) To Identify Play Centre Of Brain

person holding a white rat, person in lab coat and blue gloves, blue background

Researchers Tickle Rats For Science (Honest) To Identify Play Centre Of Brain

July 28, 2023

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Bomb Detector Rats' Genitals Will Open And Close Several Times Through Their Lives

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Bomb Detector Rats' Genitals Will Open And Close Several Times Through Their Lives

bomb rat vagina

Bomb Detector Rats' Genitals Will Open And Close Several Times Through Their Lives

March 28, 2023

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Rats In NYC's Sewers Could Be Carrying Various COVID-19 Variants

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Rats In NYC's Sewers Could Be Carrying Various COVID-19 Variants

Rats In NYC's Sewers Could Be Carrying Various COVID-19 Variants

March 9, 2023

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Rats Love Learning So Much They Will Sacrifice Immediate Rewards For It

studious rat sitting on glasses and a book

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Rats Love Learning So Much They Will Sacrifice Immediate Rewards For It

studious rat sitting on glasses and a book

Rats Love Learning So Much They Will Sacrifice Immediate Rewards For It

February 16, 2023

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Human "Mini Brains" Merge With Injured Rat Brain Tissue And Respond To Light

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Human "Mini Brains" Merge With Injured Rat Brain Tissue And Respond To Light

histological image of brain (red) with implanted organoid (green)

Human "Mini Brains" Merge With Injured Rat Brain Tissue And Respond To Light

February 2, 2023

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Rats Do Little Happy Jumps When Watching Another Rat Get Tickled

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Rats Do Little Happy Jumps When Watching Another Rat Get Tickled

Rats Do Little Happy Jumps When Watching Another Rat Get Tickled

January 3, 2023

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Rats Discovered Bopping Their Heads To The Beat For The First Time

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Rats Discovered Bopping Their Heads To The Beat For The First Time

White rat in a clear box, with colored dots on its body

Rats Discovered Bopping Their Heads To The Beat For The First Time

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New Theory Reveals Shackleton’s Legendary Ship "Endurance" Was Doomed To Sink In 1915

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New Theory Reveals Shackleton’s Legendary Ship "Endurance" Was Doomed To Sink In 1915

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Curiosity Finds "Sea Of Polygons" On Mars. But Photos Of The Rover Itself Show Its Back Wheel Isn't In Great Shape

Polygonal structures on the red, Martian surface. Circled in yellow is the wheel of the Curiosity rover, looking extensively damaged.

Curiosity Finds "Sea Of Polygons" On Mars. But Photos Of The Rover Itself Show Its Back Wheel Isn't In Great Shape

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A Chinese Gene-Editing Trial Led To A Young Girl's Death. Now Her Parents Are Calling For Accountability

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A Chinese Gene-Editing Trial Led To A Young Girl's Death. Now Her Parents Are Calling For Accountability

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Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

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Orcas Ram Sunfish So Hard They Explode “Into Thousands Of Pieces” And No, We’re Not Joking

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Falcon 9 Rocket Stage "Abandoned" In High-Earth Orbit Is About To Slam Into The Moon, With The Energy Of 11.8 Gigajoules

A topographical map of the Einstein crater on the Moon. Circles around a central impact crater.

Falcon 9 Rocket Stage "Abandoned" In High-Earth Orbit Is About To Slam Into The Moon, With The Energy Of 11.8 Gigajoules

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Brain Training That Really Works? First-Ever Clinical Proof That Science-Backed Exercises Can Reduce Levels Of Key Alzheimer’s Marker

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Brain Training That Really Works? First-Ever Clinical Proof That Science-Backed Exercises Can Reduce Levels Of Key Alzheimer’s Marker

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