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

There’s no final battle scene in conservation. No singular villain to defeat, no final victory for the hero. Scientists know ...

Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Calgary recently published a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that cannabis use led to a measurable ...

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

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there are still huge hurdles to overcome.

For many years, researchers have questioned whether the psychedelic compound N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is produced naturally in the brain and if it might act as a signaling substance similar to ...

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?

A few small rodents like rats and mice whistle like this, but horses are the first known large mammal to have a knack for it. They’re also the only animals known to be able to whistle through their ...

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

That’s because the trunk is highly sensitive when it comes to sensing touch. Scientists have determined that the whiskers ...

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

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 ...