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Forget rats, they didn’t bring Bubonic Plague to Europe, gerbils did!

Mar 3, 2015

NORWAY – For over 200 years, Americans have been deceived into blaming black rats for bringing the Bubonic Plague to Europe, but scientists at the University of Oslo in Norway have come out to claim that rats d...

Ultra flexible spinal implant restores movement among paralyzed rats

Amanda

Jan 9, 2015

Health

Researchers have created an ultra-flexible elastic implant which moves with spinal wire and might help restore the ability to restore damaged spinal cords and nervous functions in paralyzed rats. Made out of si...

Ants starve rats of food to keep New York clean

Charles Omedo

Dec 3, 2014

Innovation

Worried about the roles insects and rats and other city animals play in dealing with city garbage, researchers from North Carolina State University have established that city faunas play a bigger role in keepin...

Scientists uncover How babies learn very early from their mother

Ally Stackhouse

Jul 29, 2014

Innovation

According to ancient Hindu mythology, Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna learnt about the intricacies of different war formations from his mother, Subhadra’s womb. It is said that Arjuna, his father, taught the detai...

Rats may feel regret just like humans do, says a new study

Platonium

Jun 10, 2014

Innovation

A new study done by the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center suggests that rats feel regret after making poor decisions in the same way that humans do. The small rodents were given a test, called '...

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