A national watchdog group has filed an administrative complaint with Penn State’s president after an unpublished report from the university said nearly a dozen rats were subjected to so much pain they ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of South Carolina in Columbia. (Tracy Glantz/[email protected]) A series of experiments at USC involving rats, ...

The University of South Carolina has halted its psychology department’s electrical shock experiments on cocaine-addicted rats after receiving an anonymous complaint. According to the university, it ...

Members of Congress exploded Thursday over reports that taxpayer money has paid for experiments using “transgender lab rats,” saying it was time to shut down the government’s animal-testing industry.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The University of South Carolina said an experiment involving cocaine-addicted rats being electrically shocked has been stopped for now. In November, the university ...

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 ...

Have you heard the story about the lab rats who got hooked on cocaine, neglected everything else, and eventually starved themselves to death? This chilling story is called “cocaine rats.” They were ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that creatures like rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations while playing with or ...