Rats

Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives

Animals

Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives

Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives

Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat

Animals

Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat

Climate change is amazing—if you’re a rat

Is it time to finally ban glue traps in the U.S.?

Animals

Is it time to finally ban glue traps in the U.S.?

Is it time to finally ban glue traps in the U.S.?

Animals

Rats

Rats

How to take better care of your aging brain

Science

How to take better care of your aging brain

How to take better care of your aging brain

Animals dream too—here's what we know

Animals

Animals dream too—here's what we know

Animals dream too—here's what we know

How two photographers got inside the minds of animals

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How two photographers got inside the minds of animals

How two photographers got inside the minds of animals

Why plague still afflicts U.S. wildlife

Animals

Why plague still afflicts U.S. wildlife

Why plague still afflicts U.S. wildlife

Thirsty animals stay hydrated using these ingenious techniques

Animals

Thirsty animals stay hydrated using these ingenious techniques

Thirsty animals stay hydrated using these ingenious techniques

Appalachia's wild rat is mysteriously disappearing—but the pandemic offered hope

Animals

Appalachia's wild rat is mysteriously disappearing—but the pandemic offered hope

Appalachia's wild rat is mysteriously disappearing—but the pandemic offered hope

Fast and lethal, the Black Death spread more than a mile per day

History Magazine

Fast and lethal, the Black Death spread more than a mile per day

Fast and lethal, the Black Death spread more than a mile per day

Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash

Animals
Coronavirus Coverage

Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash

Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash

A quiet plague outbreak has been killing Yellowstone’s cougars for years

Animals

A quiet plague outbreak has been killing Yellowstone’s cougars for years

A quiet plague outbreak has been killing Yellowstone’s cougars for years

Rats avoid harming other rats. The finding may help us understand sociopaths.

Animals

Rats avoid harming other rats. The finding may help us understand sociopaths.

Rats avoid harming other rats. The finding may help us understand sociopaths.

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Animals

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

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