This is totally the kind of mind-blowing advances we expected we'd find in 2013, growing up way back in the 20th century: a Duke neuroscientist was actually able to link two rats' brains—using electrode implants—so that they could communicate through their minds.
Good news for people who enjoy being disgusted — New York City, Capital of the World, is being slowly overrun by rats. Sure, NYC has always been a place for rats to come and prosper, but things have gotten increasingly worse in the months following Hurricane Sandy when the flooding and rain forced the rodents to head…
Before I moved to NYC, I was embarrassingly afraid of rats. Once, I walked out of the back door of my apartment in Chicago and saw a gigantic rat running down the stairs right past me and I screamed so loudly that people on other floors came outside to make sure I wasn't currently in the process of being murdered.…
As we all know, everything delicious is terrible for you. That is especially true of sweets, which are so tasty but also can cause nasty things like diabetes. Still, most of us are able to convince ourselves that eating sugar probably won't kill us. Sure, but you know what will happen if we keep stuffing our faces…
According to a new study, hugs from rat mothers make baby rats less likely to grow up into little rat drug addicts. Go home and hug your rats, everybody!
Rats and mice can be adorable if they are your well-behaved pet, or if they are singing cartoon characters in a heartwarming tale of one Russian mouse family who overcomes adversity while immigrating to New York City and later, Goes West. Otherwise, they're disgusting cesspools of disease, unwelcome interlopers in…
If you don't currently have a loved one who, in your old age, will read you passages from your most cherished moments in life, don't worry.
Everybody freak out: a new study shows sleep deprivation could screw up your brain before you even feel tired.
Last night's season finale of Hoarders saved the most extreme for last. Glen is a gentle, pretty chill guy who has been hoarding rats. Rats! What started as three caged pets ballooned into a population of thousands, overrunning his house.
Yes, those are rats. Click to enlarge, if you dare. The episode airs Monday night.
After reading these reader-submitted tales of roommate horror, you will never be mad about a simple unwashed dish again. Warning: there will be blood.
A new study shows that male rats raised with lots of sisters are less attractive to lady rats. So is this research applicable to humans?
Here's a woman who's invested in rehabilitating the image of her beloved rats. All of whom appear to be practicing Catholics. And vegetarians.
According to a new study, lab rats fed on high-fat food (like cheesecake) exhibit brain changes that resemble addiction. So is a fatty diet addictive in humans? And is such addiction responsible for obesity?
Living the cliché.
In this video, a cat and a rat cuddle, play, and lick each other, seemingly unaware that they are supposed to be mortal enemies.
Here are a few recipes you won't find in Martha Stewart Living! Sauteed rat with spring onion and herbs, steamed rat with lemon leaves, and ground rat meat chili! In the wake of bird flu epidemic, the Vietnamese have gotten inventive. Rat costs a third less than pork and tastes "delicious," according to somebody who…
