Rats have been asked to do a lot in the name of science. Researchers had them complete mazes, solve puzzles, wear makeup, demonstrate empathy, and take on many other less-savory responsibilities ...

Last year, a giant albino rat shocked passengers on a flight from Bangkok to Taipei after escaping from a passenger’s luggage, along with an otter. The rodents sparked a frenzied search on the ...

Whether the two-dozen or so performers and musicians actually call New York home is left unaddressed, but several of them are costumed as pizza rats (well, two pizza rats, one gamine pizza mouse ...

After we published our research, the story of driving rats went viral in the media.The project continues in my lab with new, improved rat-operated vehicles, or ROVs, designed by robotics professor ...

Gig workers expressed that, after noticing frequent changes on the listing platforms that were made without their consent, they started to see themselves as laboratory rats rather than valued users.

Alamy Cave art in Azerbaijan hint at the ancient megafauna ... swamp beavers, swamp rats or river rats – whose durable hides could be used to make fur hats and coat trims. Without realising ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a ...

Discovering a rat infestation in a restaurant is nothing new. But it still makes many grimace in disgust. Remember the rodent that fell from the ceiling of the Tangs Market Food Court? This time, a ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container and quickly found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal. Before long ...

Sometimes I get tired of the rat race—all the hustle and bustle, the long days, the competition. It’s easy to feel like a mouse stuck in the labyrinth of modern life. And I’m not the only ...

Rats, notorious for being unwelcome guests in gardens where they breed and scavenge for food, can easily transition from your garden to the inside of your home, using it as a gateway. These pests ...