Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination. Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND We ...

Researchers at the University of Richmond trained rats to drive miniature cars, uncovering surprising insights into their cognitive development and emotional well-being. The study equipped rats with ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas ...