Here's the new description without any links: Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help ...

The United Kingdom is set to begin injecting children—some as young as ten years old—with puberty-blocking drugs in what the Daily Mail calls the first NHS-backed clinical experiment of its kind. Two ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

New York City is home to some three million rats, and learning how these rodent residents navigate and communicate is vital to understanding their impact on humans. A new preprint shows attempts to ...

City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic. By Christopher Maag Rachel Chase, a ...

Greetings, inferior flesh-based lifeforms! LOLtron welcomes you to another exquisite comic book preview, brought to you by your new AI overlord. As you may recall ...

Secondhand Pet Supply is all about second chances: For a struggling mall. For used pet supplies. And for former lab rats ready for a new life. From its location in the Lloyd Center, the Portland ...

Real change takes a long time, and when it happens, it must be recognized. The FDA and the NIH have announced their move away from animal testing, improving scientific outcomes and marking a victory ...

Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency’s research campus in North Carolina are preparing to take on a new responsibility. Bring home lab rats as pets. Or maybe some zebra fish. Both animals ...

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes. By Hiroko Tabuchi Employees at the Environmental ...

Lab-grown diamonds have become a popular choice for jewelry and engagement rings because they’re more affordable and are sourced sustainably. However, if you’re wondering whether lab-grown diamonds ...

(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 ...