Scientist knew the rats were more chill and less anxious when they got to drive the cars by testing their excrement for stress hormones. The rat-poop tests showed increased dehydroepiandrosterone ...

Rats have had an enormous impact on human civilisation, not least through the spread of diseases. They have long been associated with dirt, death and destruction.

Rodents Have Been Infesting Americas for at Least 40 Million Years. In a literal walk through time along the Ucayali River near Contamana, Peru, a team of researchers found rodent fossils at least ...

Maybe the rats do run this city.. New York City rodents can carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 – and researchers fear it could be transmitted to humans, according to a new study.

America's rats are being hit hard by the coronavirus. As millions of Americans shelter indoors to combat the deadly virus, which has claimed over 21,000 U.S. lives, many businesses — including ...

Rats living in New York City's sewer system can catch the virus that causes COVID-19. Could they incubate new variants and spread them to people? The coronavirus has infected New York City's rats.

The rodent population scouring New York City, already public enemy no. 1, poses a new threat as researchers reveal that millions of wild rats could be carrying the virus that causes COVID-19.

Rats in Boston are spreading a potentially deadly disease that is largely associated with tropical areas, according to a recent study by Tufts University researchers. And the prevalence of the ...