Rats are hardwired to chew, and they’ll sink their teeth into almost anything they find. That instinct usually leaves behind scraps of fabric or torn cardboard, but sometimes it comes at a higher cost ...

These have short, smooth, and glossy coats, although the males may have a coarser coat than the females. In general, they are easy to look after and have no special dietary or medical needs. You can ...

A video of a puppy meeting his owner's pet rat for the first time has racked up over 40 million views on Instagram. The heartwarming clip shared to @twogreek_dogs shows Kronos, the pit bull puppy, ...

Rat Czar Kathleen Corradi says although city agencies are on the front line, it's key for New Yorkers to get educated. Rats seem to be everywhere across the city, and agencies across the boroughs say ...

A pet owner has left the internet in hysterics after sharing her unusual pet's reaction to getting petted in a clip that has gone viral on social media. The hilarious video, shared on TikTok on ...

Despite their low status in popular culture, rats are social creatures who reward kindness. wildcat78 So maybe this isn’t the best time to break the news: Rats are lovely neighbors. In fact, some ...

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Aside from humans, the laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus) must be the most studied organism on the planet. According to the ISI Web of Science, over 100,000 publications since the year 2000 refer to ...

STANFORD, Calif. -- For decades researchers have been peering into the human brain, trying to unlock the secrets of conditions ranging from autism to epilepsy to mental illness. But now, instead of ...