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Rats

The Rat-Related Internet Outage in Ontario

Why don't the rats want us to be online?

Cara Giaimo July 7, 2017

Just a Rat Stealing Food From a Turtle, Which Is Trying to Steal It From Some Fish

Eric Grundhauser June 27, 2017

New Zealand's Quixotic (Perhaps) Mission to Kill Every One of Its Rats

The country wants its birds back.

Erik Shilling May 12, 2017

New York, New York

Graybar Rats

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

The 'Forgotten' Ratcatchers of Paris Go on Strike

"They only want to be recognized," a representative said.

Cara Giaimo March 15, 2017

Why Are Rats Always the Bad Guys?

And mice always heroes? Experts trace the history of typecasting rodents.

Cara Giaimo January 25, 2017

The Complicated, Inconclusive Truth Behind Rat Kings

They've been mythologized for centuries.

Alexandra Ossola December 23, 2016

The Best Secret Weapon Against Landmines and Tuberculosis Is a Rat

African giant pouched rats are better mine-sniffers than dogs and faster at TB diagnosis than human doctors.

Elisabeth Waugaman November 28, 2016

The U.S. Has Hired Rats To Combat Wildlife Trafficking

It's the latest coup for the talented African Pouched Rat, which is already busy sniffing out land mines and tuberculosis.

Cara Giaimo October 24, 2016

The Doomed Mouse Utopia That Inspired the 'Rats of NIMH'

Dr. John Bumpass Calhoun spent the '60s and '70s playing god to thousands of rodents.

Cara Giaimo September 14, 2016

An Australian Island Paradise's Century-Long Rat War

Humans, rodents, and owls have waged battle over Lord Howe and its lovely palms.

Sophie Massie May 3, 2016

Just How Huge Are New York’s Rats?

This one weighs about 1.5 pounds.

Sarah Laskow March 3, 2016

Could Naked Mole-Rats Hold the Key to Everlasting Life?

Andy Wright February 1, 2016

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

North Rona Island

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

FOUND: Ancient Rats the Size of Modern Dogs

Eric Grundhauser November 9, 2015

Meet the Self-Appointed King of Victorian Rat-Catchers

Ella Morton October 15, 2015

Pizza Rat's 2-Day Journey from Viral Video to Sexy Halloween Costume

Dan Nosowitz October 8, 2015

Curious Fact of the Week: Karni Mata Temple Rats

Allison Meier April 29, 2013