The Conversation

Is my RAT actually working? How to tell if your COVID test can detect Omicron

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the Griffith University Master of Infection Prevention and Control program. You’ve tested negative for COVID using a rapid antigen test (RAT), but are a close contact ...
IFLScience

Scientist Who Taught Rats How To Drive Explains Why She Did It

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Cal Alumni Association

What Can We Learn From the Joy of Rats?

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 ...
The Drive

Scientists Who Taught Rats To Drive Little Cars Say They Absolutely Love It

How’s your 2024 Bingo card looking so far? Does it have “rats find joy in driving” on it? Because the scientists who taught rats how to drive are back, and their latest research suggests rats enjoy ...