'Infinity of rats': Why San Francisco is becoming a more rat-filled city
That doesn’t necessarily mean the city has more rats per square mile — only that San Francisco’s rat population seems to have ...
Why people are naming bugs, rats and cats after their exes this Valentine’s Day
Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince?
This City’s Sewer System Is Full of Alligators, but It’s Not New York
Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something ...
Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain
In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her fiery symptoms—worms burrowing into her brain. By this point, she was alert ...
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Is rat birth control a fix for NYC's rodent woes?
New York City Council Member Shaun Abreu launched Bill 736, or "Flaco's law." The bill passed on Sept. 26, 2024, and will implement rat contraceptives in areas where trash is containerized. He told ...
Could Fire Ants Be Linked to This Mysterious Eye Condition in Dogs and Cats?
A new study identifies Florida spot keratopathy (FSK) as a stable, benign eye condition in pets and suggests a possible link ...
Fish vision: 3D eye tracking sheds light on swarm dynamics
Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect ...
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Fiber isolated from discarded fruits and vegetables reduces valproic acid-induced hepatotoxicity in rats
In addition, no abnormalities were observed in macroscopic evaluations of the hair, eyes, and behavioral ... biochemical parameters in rats Furthermore, DF supplementation significantly reduced TC (78 ...