Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife ...

Even a pet rat can be cute as evidenced by one submission in last year’s Precious Pet Photo contest that benefits the Benton Women’s Club.

A marketing effort may be necessary to change minds. “Our rats, in my opinion are incredibly cute,” says Webb. “They have personalities. They live for a long time. You get very attached to them. And ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats ...

I think these are super cute,'' said Amanda about the retailer's squirrel-inspired ... At first glance I thought they were ...

Rather than rats in general, this is about a type of native wildlife called woodrats. The other type of rats, the common Norway rats, are an introduced animal that originated in northern China and ...

Giant African pouched rats have been trained to sniff out explosives and tuberculosis. Now, the rats show promise in another area: combatting the illegal wildlife trade.

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects. These animals may be small, but their contribution to current research is ...

Hailey Bieber posted a photo of her 2-month-old son Jack Blues in a skeleton onesie on Instagram on Nov. 1. The snap featured ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already ...