Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story is told from the perspective of co-director Farrier, an Auckland-based pop-culture reporter who specializes in the ...

Tummy-tickling causes rats to break out in giggles and jump with joy - but only when they are happy, a study has shown. Scientists confirmed the ticklishness of rats in experiments that involved ...

Tummy-tickling causes rats to break out in giggles and jump with joy - but only when they are happy, a study has shown. Scientists confirmed the ticklishness of rats in experiments that involved ...

Researchers tickled lab rats and found they emit high-pitched squeals of delight, but only if they are in a good mood RATS laugh and giggle when they are tickled – but only when they are happy, ...

Getting tickled can be polarizing. Some people love it, while others hate it. When we think of people in the "love it" category, babies and toddlers typically come to mind. But what about pets? In an ...

What can you learn by tickling a bunch of rats? Turns out, quite a lot. For the first time, scientists have pinpointed the area of the rat brain where ticklishness resides—the trunk of the ...