James Cameron has quite a reputation for his reported perfectionist nature and for never having an easy production experience ...

A variety of studies are showing that rough-and-tumble play is important for animals and kids alike.

A large study of rats shows that genes shape the gut microbiome in two ways: directly, by influencing an individual’s own ...

Organizers slip real rats into tubes with air holes and hide them under the hay. The sport draws breeds of all kinds to ...

Rats are now learning how to play Doom. Not as a joke, but in a real experiment that has just taken a major step forward.

She began working with an exterminator named Carlos after she awoke in the night eye to eye with a rat that was eating from ...

We ran rats through this extensive battery of behavioral and biological tests, and what we found was that when we look at all ...

Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...

A new demographic label has swept through China’s social-media feeds in recent months: “rat people.” The term, which describes young adults who retreat into small rooms, avoid socializing and spend ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at rat ...