From the Pacific Northwest to the Deep South, these cities are rat hotspots — definitely not for anyone who hates sharing ...

From South Asia to Europe, the black rat reshaped ecosystems, fueled pandemics, and costs billions in crop losses.

The wrinkly rodent barely seems to age and appears almost impervious to cancer, heart disease, and mental decline. Can these astounding abilities be adapted for humans?

Rodent experts said the prolonged cold weather could kill some rats and cause others to have fewer babies, resulting in a ...

It’s not easy to spot a fisher. The nocturnal species, with its long, brown-furred body, rounded ears, and short snout, prefers to live a solitary life in dense forest. But sometimes, New Hampshire ...

Australia's native water rat. These long-whiskered rodents finally received the recognition they deserve, with the ABC's National Science Week poll crowning the rakali the nation's most underrated ...

One study found that rats emitted ultrasonic vocalizations when they were subjected to manual somatosensory stimulation, i.e., tickling. The results of this controversial research were published in ...

Scientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and number crunchers. They are also storytellers, placing data within a broader scientific and societal context. How they tell these stories ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that creatures like rats emit ultrasonic vocalizations while playing with or ...

Science fiction films often stretch the bounds of credulity, but this one is based entirely on a false premise established over 100 years ago.

The number of Chinese who believe that “hard work is rewarded” has collapsed among those born in the 1980s and 1990s.