Now, a species of giant pouched rat has been trained to fulfill a similar role in finding illegal wildlife products. The rodents who underwent the training are African giant pouched rats and ...

Learning to drive small cars helps rats feel less stressed, scientists found. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the US taught a group of 17 rats how to drive little plastic cars ...

A new species of rat, four times larger than regular rodents ... according to the locals, to nibble into nuts and coconuts. These giant-sized but long-hidden creatures are likely to be immediately ...

Rats aren’t the best roommates. They definitely won’t help pay the bills. Nor will they ever replace the leftovers they eat. They nibble on sleeping people, carry about 60 diseases and can ...

Students tell us what they have learned from the platonic, familial and romantic relationships in their lives. By The Learning Network How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do ...

Researchers say rats and mice might be enhancing their strong sense of smell by using sounds unable to be detected by the human ear. Bruce - stock.adobe.com Forget scratch and sniff. For rodents ...

Rats be warned — it’s gonna be harder to nibble on that leftover pizza crust. The Central Park Conservancy has set up a new recycling bin near the Great Lawn specially designed to accommodate ...

Your support makes all the difference. The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers have trained African giant ...

Joining the city's "elite squad of anti-rat activists" was even funnier —and creepier — than I expected. Andrew Barrett is hardly a rat sympathizer. He's spent years waging war on the rodents ...

But all around their feet − beneath bushes, over subway grates and between trash cans − were traps, barriers and birth-control-infused snacks to fend off rats in the heart of the nation's ...

The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway. By Brad Plumer Diplomats and leaders ...