Newsweek10d
African Giant Pouched Rats Training To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade
While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...
National Geographic news1y
How rats became an inescapable part of city living
One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...
The Washington Post29d
On a remote Alaskan island, a ‘strike team’ hunts a single elusive rat
A resident had reported a rat sighting. “I got PTSD immediately,” Lauren Divine, the director of the island’s Ecosystem Conservation Office, told The Washington Post. Rats are a nuisance in ...
BBC10mon
Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels
Learning to drive small cars helps rats feel less stressed, scientists found. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the US taught a group of 17 rats how to drive little plastic cars ...
Tom's Guide10d
7 plants that keep mice and rats from invading your home
It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...
Republican-American24d
Torrington residents battling rat infestation
Torrington resident Samantha Wilson indicates a wall in front of the space beneath her porch is where she believes rats have been hiding. Below her hand is a small pumpkin that was eaten by rats.
The New Yorker1y
Thirty-Two Rats from Casablanca
In New York, as in all great seaports, rats abound. One is occasionally in their presence without being aware of it. In the whole city relatively few blocks are entirely free of them. They have ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation11d
Giant rats with custom-made vests could be deployed in ports to sniff out smuggled wildlife
Researchers trained 11 rats to sniff out elephant tusk and rhino horn, even when smugglers used common tricks such as using coffee grinds and washing powder to conceal their scents. Scientists say ...
Animal Welfare Institute8y
Rats, Mice, and Birds
The US does not include within its animal welfare laws and regulations the rats, mice and birds who are subjected to research and testing. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was amended in 1970 to ...
Who were the original Rat Pack members? Group of actors, singers and entertainers in the 50s and 60s
The Rat Pack was a constantly evolving group of Hollywood A-listers who not only starred together in several of the hit ...
Stereogum5d
Rats On Rafts – “Japanese Medicine”
Long-running Dutch post-punk outfit Rats On Rafts have announced a new era, and thus a new album: Deep Below. Following 2021’s Excerpts From Chapter 3: The Mind Runs A Net Of Rabbit Paths ...