Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human ...

New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived in the wild in northern China and Mongolia, were established in parts of Europe by 1500, and then followed Europeans ...

Rats have also been studied by scientists in laboratories around the globe and we know quite lot about them. Nevertheless, we do not really know what they are doing when they live wild in city parks, ...

MOROGORO, Tanzania – Rats have long been misunderstood, often seen as pests rather than pals. However, the African giant pouched rat, the largest in the world, possesses special qualities that ...

From surviving harsh winters in city sewers to shaping scientific research at the Wistar Institute housed at the University of Pennsylvania, rats have a story to tell about our shared past. “Brown ...

On Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan, brown rats scamper between their home under a tree grille and a pile of rubbish bags full of food waste. Lighting his shot to blend with the glow of the street ...

This is a problem because wild rats can carry pathogens and ... we can get on top of it is if we work together," Brown said. To help keep rats away from residential areas, people can limit the ...