Non-profit APOPO is training rodents to search the rubble of disaster zones for survivors. Wearing tiny, high-tech backpacks, it hopes to help first responders communicate with and find survivors.

Rats are, “a thing of beauty in many different ways,” Corrigan said, and “as a mammal, it’s a very successful mammal.” “It needs a lot of attention, it needs money, it needs science.

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The Problems And Possibilities Of Rats : 1A If you live in a U.S. city, you've likely seen a rat or two running around. According to the pest control company, Orkin, an estimated 21 million U.S ...

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.

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 ...

Rats are one of the most common pests and among the hardest to get rid of, exterminators say. According to Orkin, in 2022, Hartford entered the top 20 “rattiest cities” list, at No. 19, up ...

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 ...