The FDA has banned Red No. 3, a food dye linked to cancer in lab rats, prompting changes to popular Halloween treats like ...

As you buy your candy for next week's Halloween, you might wonder whether they will look or taste different due to the recent ...

Rats as Pets Rats have co-existed alongside humans since very early in recorded history. As far back as the Edo period in ...

In the wild, a mouse or rat leads a precarious life. In the city, they dodge traps, poisons, and broom-wielding humans. In the countryside, they face owls, shotguns, and more poison. As Australia’s ...

A new field study into New York City’s rats found them to be talkative city dwellers with an extensive language for ...

Boeing's structural fatigue testing process involves using massive rigs and hydraulic actuators to simulate thousands of ...

The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille,” was thought to have been left by an unfortunate brown rat that met its end ...

Researchers used methods from paleontology to analyze the quirky local landmark, created when a rodent of a certain size fell into wet concrete.

Scientists discovered four protein changes that help naked mole rats repair DNA faster. These small tweaks may explain their ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a new way to regulate blood glucose levels using a ...