A new preprint field study reveals that New York City’s rats aren’t just survivors—they’re talkative city dwellers with their ...

A new study found Big Apple rats are social beasts, running in packs of up to 20 as they venture into the night and gossip ...

Over-expressing a gene that lets brain cells communicate a fraction of a second longer makes a smarter rat, report researchers from the Medical College of Georgia. Dubbed Hobbie-J after a smart rat in ...

RICHMOND, Va. — An ongoing study at the University of Richmond has found that rats not only can drive but also seem to enjoy it. Researchers used treats like Fruit Loops to motivate the rats to ...

RICHMOND, Va. — An ongoing study at the University of Richmond has found that rats not only can drive but also seem to enjoy it. Researchers used treats like Fruit Loops to motivate the rats to ...

Baltimore, MD (WHTM) Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore. “She is an African giant pouched ...

TRACH, Cambodia (AP) — It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 ...