The New York Times

A Possible Upside of a Bitter N.Y.C. Winter? There Might Be Fewer Rats.

Rodent experts said the prolonged cold weather could kill some rats and cause others to have fewer babies, resulting in a smaller population in the spring. By James Barron It’s been so cold that ...
KTVB

Ahh rats: Public forum held to urge Idaho lawmakers to tackle rat issue

BOISE, Idaho — Several lawmakers and community members gathered in the Idaho State Capitol in Boise on Thursday afternoon to get the cheese on outsmarting their unwanted whisker-twitching tenants, who ...
WAVY-TV

DC’s growing rat problem spurs unusual solution: Dogs hunting rodents in city alleys

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A recent study ranked the nation’s capital as the top US city with a growing rat problem, raising new concerns about public health, sanitation, and how the city should ...
worldanimalfoundation

7 Small Dog Breeds Commonly Mistaken For Terriers

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More Ever seen a small dog strutting down the street with a wiry coat ...
Futurism

Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”

In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use of a bootstrap experimental setup consisting of a large polystyrene ball, a ...
The Conversation

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

Alexandria Mitchem Hansen receives funding from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the American Philosophical Society, the Explorer's Club, the Society for Historical Archaeology, the ...
WUFT

They smell a rat: Florida dogs follow their noses to the fast-growing sport of Barn Hunt

MORRISTON, Fla. — Tucked in a beautiful oak forest in Morriston, Florida, 30 miles south of Gainesville, a rustic and welcoming barn stands tall. Outside the barn’s open doors, dogs big and little wag ...