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A recent issue of Science News <\/i> reports that rats live longer if they are constantly stimulated by novelty. Rats that have nothing to look forward to but another day in the maze or on the wheel die sooner. That may say something about human beings, but it certainly gives us help for getting rid of rats. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recent issue of Science News reports that rats live longer if they are constantly stimulated by novelty. Rats that have nothing to look forward to but another day in the maze or on the wheel die sooner. That may say something about human beings, but it certainly gives us help for getting rid of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science"],"yoast_head":"\nRats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A recent issue of Science News reports that rats live longer if they are constantly stimulated by novelty. 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