There are many different kinds of mole rats. The best known is probably the naked mole rat, whose hairless, tubular, wrinkled body makes it appear a bit like a tiny walrus—or perhaps a bratwurst ...

The rats adopted from the café are known as "fancy rats," which are rescued from pet stores or breeders. “When you're not constantly at war with a creature like a rat, you can have an ...

A six-month-old baby was found covered in blood with bone exposed after being brutally attacked and bitten more than 50 times by rats. The infant, who was resting in a bassinet in his parents ...

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

Beatrix Potter, who had her own pet fancy rat called Sammy, cast them in a less than favourable light in The Tale of Samuel ...

Short animated film. A greedy rat travels the highway in search of other animals' food, before his sweet tooth finally leads him to a sticky outcome. Show more An animated family film based on the ...

Learning to drive small cars helps rats feel less stressed, scientists found. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the US taught a group of 17 rats how to drive little plastic cars ...

It didn’t stain our clothing or our sheets, and the scent was unobtrusive, so we didn’t mind sitting around for the suggested eight hours to let the tan develop. The color began to show within ...

Just note: No matter which product you use, start slow and steady. The trick to a natural-looking self-tan is choosing a formula that’s not just in the right shade but has undertones that ...