The team found that damselfish surrounding rat-infested islands had larger territories, measuring an average of 6.7 square feet (0.62 square meter), compared with an average of 5.2 square feet (0. ...

"The wild rat is as different from the lab rat as the chihuahua is from the wolf," quipped Dr. Michael H. Parsons, a rodent behavior expert, urban field ecologist and visiting research scholar at ...

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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.

Wild rats gave up after just a few minutes. If the wild rats were briefly rescued, however, their survival time extended dramatically, sometimes by days. It seemed that being rescued gave the rats ...

But the wild rats, who have to scavenge for food and avoid predators every day of their lives -- much like our own ancestors -- might have something to teach us about mental resilience.

Psychologists and other social scientists study the actions and reactions of the albino rat to learn about human behavior. Now a University of Wash ington psychologist, Robert B. Lockard, suggests ...