New York City is known for its rat problem. Despite gains in extermination technology, climate change might make the future a more ratty place. Warmer temperatures mean more rat sexy time and could ...

Rats are taking to empty streets in search of food as they usually do, but something is stopping them in their tracks: there isn’t any food to munch on. Stay-at-home orders and business closures ...

Naked mole-rats ( Heterocephalus glaber) are the longest living rodents on the planet, and can live upwards of 30 years. They are also considered an eusocial species like termites, ants, and bees.

When it comes to domestic rat breeds, the first thing you must know is that, technically, they aren’t breeds. All domestic rats are closely related to the wild Brown rat and are variations rather than ...