Rats are still out, even in the cold, experts say. And trash pickup is starting to resume in the D.C. region after the ...

Blind and mostly hairless, with front teeth that put beavers to shame, the naked mole-rat is one of the most unusual-looking ...

Rats can be a major problem in gardens, especially for those who have bird feeders. However, an expert has weighed in with ...

“The humane thing to do is not use an exterminator and save these little animals that are happy and want to live,” animal ...

If you think laughter and comedy are reserved strictly for humans, you’d be wrong. A study in the late 1990s showed that ...

Animal rescue volunteers are urgently seeking new homes for hundreds of pet rats discovered running wild in a condemned, filthy house in a New York City suburb. A dedicated team of ten volunteers has ...

Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some scientists and municipal governments asking: is birth control part of the ...

In a new study Indiana University researchers observed episodic memory in rats to a degree never documented before, suggesting that rats can serve as a model for complex cognitive processes often ...

Rats are a nightmare in gardens, but experts say temporarily removing one thing can stop them from viewing your garden as a reliable food source.