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A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new UC Berkeley research pinpoints the brain regions that drive rats ...

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As rats surge into UK gardens from autumn onwards, more homeowners are turning to a £3 homemade hot pepper spray. Can this ...