At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

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 ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

Here's what to do if you find a rat coming through your toilet following heavy Western Washington rain and floods. It was midnight when Simone Gabara got up to use the restroom in her White Center ...

What do you call the bad version of a cherry on top, or icing on the cake? For those in King County reeling from back-to-back atmospheric rivers and the ensuing flooding chaos, it might just be toilet ...

An unexpected passenger snuck onboard a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Aruba on Dec. 10: a rat. According to footage from Dutch media outlet De Telegraaf, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and ...

Rotational ball, trigger button, and air-puffs to tell the rat it's run into a wall make for a more immersive experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Playing War Rats feels like unearthing some forgotten Flash game of the Newgrounds era. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There was ...

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. -- A house of horrors in Southern California overrun with rats has been declared a public nuisance by the city of Irvine as neighbors grow frustrated with rodents roaming around freely.