What is a group of rats called? It’s a mischief! A group of rats is called a mischief, colony, horde, or plague. What is a ...

When ecologist Jason Munshi-South started studying rodents in New York City, more than a decade ago, he was mainly interested in native animals— specifically white-footed mice. He’d visit the city’s ...

Rat infestations don't just appear out of nowhere. If one house has unwanted visitors, it's likely that other homes in the same neighborhood do too.

One morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he'd been storing there was torn to shreds. Days later he noticed a pungent smell too. It ...

First she saw the eyes, then the ears, then the tail. Jane Rohling had lived in Eagle for 20 years before she saw her first ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas ...

Opioid use disorder is an ongoing global health crisis. In the United States alone, almost 108,000 people died from drug overdose in 2022, and about 75% of those deaths involved opioids. Although many ...

Rats are likely Milwaukeeans least favorite neighbor. It's tricky to know exactly how many rats are scurrying around Milwaukee, said Lorie Gallup, residential code enforcement manager for the ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found ...

Florida is known for sunny days, beautiful beaches, and unfortunately, pests. With palmetto bugs, pythons, and cane toads, Floridians are up to their ears in pesky animals. The palm rat is a species ...

Rodents carry diseases and bacteria that can cause potentially fatal illnesses. Here's what to do if you're bitten.

Rats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination. Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After ...