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 ...

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, ...

The fourth annual Howl-O-Ween event raises funds for the Animal Behavior and Welfare club while also collaborating with local ...

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 ...

For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them. We research urban rat populations and ...

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 ...