The researchers injected the human tissue into the rats’ somatosensory cortexes — regions that receive and process sensory information like touch or pain. After about two weeks of training, the rats ...

Just like their human neighbors, the rats of New York City have their own distinctive vocalizations, or “accent”, something ...

Landmines are one of the most dangerous legacies of war, continuing to kill and injure long after the fighting has ended.

With roughly three million rats living in New York City, scientists set out to understand the daily lives—and speech patterns ...

A recent study reveals that the presence of invasive rats on islands can lead to behavioral changes in fish living on coral reefs offshore. A team of scientists found that damselfish have larger ...

Scientists have discovered for the first time that invasive rats on tropical islands are affecting the territorial behavior of fish on surrounding coral reefs. The new study shows that the presence of ...

Rats seem to be everywhere across the city, and agencies across the boroughs say the fight to eradicate them is far from over. More than 2,000 rat sightings were reported by the city in the Bronx ...

Rat Czar Kathleen Corradi says although city agencies are on the front line, it's key for New Yorkers to get educated. Rats seem to be everywhere across the city, and agencies across the boroughs say ...