In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use of a bootstrap experimental setup consisting of a large polystyrene ball, a ...

Alexandria Mitchem Hansen receives funding from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the American Philosophical Society, the Explorer's Club, the Society for Historical Archaeology, the ...

The Norway rat — also known as brown rat— is the most populous rat in South Carolina. SC Department of Natural Resources Provided Here’s another best of list Greenville is on — lots of rats. Orkin has ...

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 ...

Treasure Valley reports sharp rise in rat calls; pros see widespread presence. Rats exploit urban change, warmer winters and ‘human subsidies’ for survival. Experts say control is more likely than ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- A house of horrors in Orange County overrun with rats has been declared a public nuisance by the city of Irvine as neighbors grow frustrated with rodents roaming around freely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bird eyes a dead rat in the street in the Jordan Ranch subdivision in Katy. (Natalia Hernandez/Courtesy) Natalia Hernandez moved ...

When a Middlesex County couple began to notice holes burrowed into their suburban backyard more than a year ago, they weren’t sure what was to blame. Snakes? Groundhogs? Maybe, squirrels? Then Kathy ...

The trend for extinct or thought-to-be-lost creatures might be to revive them, but it’s undeniably cooler to actually prove that they still exist. And the rediscovered giant woolly rat is a creature ...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Residents across West Hartford are reporting more rat sightings as cooler temperatures drive rodents indoors. “Everyday someone was saying, ‘Oh my gosh, another rat!’ ...

Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn’t what you think. It wasn’t some back ...