People's sense of smell is just as sharp as those of rats and dogs, a US researcher says, calling for an end to a century-old "myth" to the contrary.

The NI Science Festival is set to return to the North West from February 11–22 with a roster of world-class scientists and ...

Rats can be taught to play hide and seek — and they squeal with joy when they win, scientists have found. Both wild and domesticated animals have been known to play, but neuroscientists from Berlin's ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...

Targeting a single nerve promotes healing in rats with chronic intestinal inflammation. Can the same strategy work in humans?

Scientists at the University of Saskatchewan are running tests on pregnant mice to find out how cannabis products affect ...

Scientists have found that combining silybin with carvedilol works far better against liver fibrosis than either drug alone.

Frogs that freeze themselves solid in the winter and thaw in the spring inspired methods to extend the storage time for ...