Peppermint oil is thought to be effective in repelling rats and mice, which are known to dislike the menthol scent. The ...

A tiny Alaskan island known as the “Galapagos of the North” with a population of just 350 is in a panic over a singular rat that may not even exist. Residents of the St. Paul Island in the ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

When Kaylee Byers joined the Vancouver Rat Project a decade ago, she spent a lot of time explaining to others the threat of zoonotic diseases — starting with what “zoonotic” even means.

Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops. By Amanda Holpuch The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St.

"Recent studies of the naked mole-rat's immune system have shown the absence of natural killer T cells that take part in the removal of the virus- and bacteria-infected cells, as well as tumor cells.

An Indian rat snake in Mumbai died after ingesting 100 grams of plastic, with wildlife experts highlighting the dangers of ...

Rats can’t vomit. This may be a function of their anatomy—their stomachs are “not well structured for moving contents towards the esophagus” is how one study delicately put it—or it may ...

SINGAPORE – Singapore seems to be winning its ongoing fight against the rat population. There was a nearly 50 per cent drop in the average number of rat burrows detected in public areas in the ...

New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect humans. The Rocahepevirus ...