Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Since Aristotle, scientists have vivisected, poked, and prodded ...

The rat race. I’ve heard the phrase a hundred times, but never understood how it came to mean our tiresome work life. Turns out it is an analogy to lab rats racing through a maze, expending great ...

Have you heard the one about the rat who got lost? Probably not, because rats don’t need to ask directions. Jokes aside, it is well-established in scientific research circles that rats have an amazing ...