Key Points Rats can damage garden produce and spread diseases in edible gardens.Parallel tooth marks in produce which appear ...

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Peek inside the burrow and discover a social rodent that lives in communities much like those of many insects.

An international team led by Dr. Gary Lewin, group leader of the Molecular Physiology of Somatosensory Perception lab at the ...

Play this video game to try your paw at surviving as Cheddar the D.C. rat They burrow in gardens and shelter in nests of shredded cardboard under stoops. In alleyways, they quench their thirst at ...

Since at least the 1500s, people have been mesmerized by the legend of a so-called “rat king.” Usually depicted as a mass of a rodents with their tails tied in a knot, the specific details can vary by ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Everyone who sets foot in New York City seems to have a rat story. Rats have become so synonymous ...

Finding out you have a rat infestation often comes down to tiny pieces of evidence: gnaw marks, nests, scratches, and, yes, poop. Besides being gross, rat poop can easily spread diseases like ...

Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish. Researchers determined it was probably a squirrel that left a rodent-shaped impression in the concrete of the Windy City. Their new ...