The RSPCA is urging people to "be kind to rats" this World Rat Day (April 4). The charity wants to dispel popular misconceptions and help the public to foster a better understanding of these ...

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New York City is preparing to roll out an unconventional strategy for tackling its rodent problem: rat birth control.

APOPO is a global non-profit organization that trains rats to save lives. The group uses African giant pouched rats to sniff ...

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For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by ...

Predators like hawks and eagles are getting sick and dying from consuming poisoned rodents. Advocates say there are ...

For the first time, scientists have shown how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term cognitive impairments by damaging brain ...

The National Institute of Health quietly cut over $1 million in federally funded research evaluating if rats going through ...