Of the many myths that have followed the Brown Rat around New York City down the years perhaps the most commonly cited –and loved– is the one about there being one rat per person. That would equal ...

The complicated human relationship with rats is well-documented on social media — where wild, urban rats in cities like New York occasionally go viral for their consumption habits, audacity, or ...

From what he's seen on the job, rats are here to stay across the Treasure Valley. He's seen them from Northwest Eagle to Southwest Boise. Locals have spotted both Norway rats - the classic brown ...

Reciprocity can generate stable levels of cooperation among unrelated social partners. If individuals interact repeatedly, costs of altruistic acts can be compensated through an exchange of donor and ...

-Infected rats can cause symptoms in humans such as fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, jaundice, and dark urine, with pregnant women being in higher risk -4.4% of urban Norway rats in Seoul and Jeju ...

In a recent study published in the journal mBio, researchers in the United States evaluated rat exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in New York City (NYC). In ...

Psychologists and other social scientists study the actions and reactions of the albino rat to learn about human behavior. Now a University of Washington psychologist, Robert B. Lockard, suggests in ...

Pest eradication isn't traditionally a sexy subject, but an alluring love rat could be a potent new tool in protecting native New Zealand species from hungry rodents. An Auckland researcher has spent ...

The rodent population scouring New York City, already public enemy no. 1, poses a new threat as researchers reveal that millions of wild rats could be carrying the virus that causes COVID-19. New ...