Scientists at the University of Richmond teaching rats to drive have discovered that not only are the rodents capable of operating their tiny cars, but that they actually enjoy it.

Scientists taught rats to drive – now they love getting behind the wheel. Rats’ behaviour offers profound lesson on potential ‘key to a healthy brain’, scientist says ...

The rat bag is a black garbage bag that the Ratscallions tote around in a wagon, along with a first-aid kit and water for their dogs. After a dog kills a rat, a member of the group will put on ...

Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in genomics and paleoarcheology, a lot more study may be on the horizon.

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...

The rats Perkes has been dealing with aren’t your cute little pet rats or mice. They’re the big, invasive Norway rats that have bedeviled cities like New York and Los Angeles for decades.

Ronin, who is 5 years old and was born in Tanzania, is much larger than your average pet rat. He is more than 2 feet long – about the length of a cat – and weighs 2.6 pounds, according to APOPO.