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Detection of giant mouse fossils
Archeology

Detection of giant mouse fossils

An amateur paleontologist has just found in Uruguay the skull of a giant-sized prehistoric rat that lived about 4 million years ago.

December 17, 2018
Horror rat carnivore
Biology

Horror rat carnivore

This is a plant close to Nepenthes spathulata, a carnivorous pitcher plant found on Indonesian and Sumatra islands of Indonesia. This plant can grow to more than 5 meter…

December 17, 2018
Find out how to delete memories
Biology

Find out how to delete memories

It sounds like the content of a fictional movie, but American scientists have found a way to remove memory from the rat brain without any side effects.

December 17, 2018
How accurate are the rat studies?
Biology

How accurate are the rat studies?

Mice and humans have an 80% identical genome, making mice a suitable substitute and beneficial for humans in medical research. A recent article by two University of Mich…

December 17, 2018
'Super mouse' runs fast, lives long ...
Biology

'Super mouse' runs fast, lives long ...

The research team at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, has released genetically modified mice that are able to run twice as fast as normal mice.

December 17, 2018
Be wary of big mouse ears
Biology

Be wary of big mouse ears

Giant waterweed (Salvinia molesta DS Mitchell, Salviniaceae family, belonging to the botanical industry; giant water fern, or giant salvinia), is one of the most invasiv…

December 17, 2018