After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted ...

CHICAGO — Rogers Park residents have reported finding rat poison pellets throughout the neighborhood, raising concerns about ...

Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly ...

African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of ...

After one Waukesha neighbor told TMJ4 that he had captured his 40th rat in 2024, other people began reaching out with similar ...

Catching rats in traps is a nightly activity on Jarden Street in Torrington. Contributed “We’ll take those data points and overlay them onto a map so we can sort of pinpoint and say it’s not ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already ...

A family has said that they have “had enough” following issues with rats coming inside their flat for more than a year.

Squirrels, however, are notorious for that behavior. Rats do it as well. My guess is that a squirrel gathered the bounty and tried to bury it to eat later. Not finding the grass hospitable for ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats ...