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

If you are not a fan of rodents, look away now. A giant rat – as big as a small dog – has been discovered living in the remote misty grassland mountains of Papua New Guinea. This mighty mouse is ...

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Since at least the 1500s, people have been mesmerized by the legend of a so-called “rat king.” Usually depicted as a mass of a rodents with their tails tied in a knot, the specific details can vary by ...

The rat world is full of surprises – with some that contains enough poison to kill an elephant and others that can remain fertile for 30 years. From coconut-cracking rats in the Solomon Islands to ...

The city of Somerville announced on Feb. 19 that it is participating in a Rodent Fertility Control Study using Evolve, which is a hormonal fertility control product designed to curb rat reproduction ...

The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Wednesday said several grants for transgender experiments on animals have been canceled, and a pilot program to audit federal ...

This valuable study investigated the appearance of ultrasonic vocalizations around 44 kHz that occurs in response to prolonged fear conditioning in male rats. Evidence in support of the conclusions is ...