Warning: Researchers Find New York City Rats Carry the COVID-19 Virus
A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Moreover,…
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“Giant Cloud Rat” Fossils Discovered in Philippine Caves
Fluffy rodents twice the size of a gray squirrel survived for tens of thousands of years, and then abruptly disappeared a few thousand years ago…
Scientists in New York City Use Pheromones to Track Rats
A new paper published September 17, 2019, in The Journal of Urban Ecology, published by Oxford University Press, finds that rats can be baited to,…
Canadian Park Biologists Aim to Eradicate Rats in Queen Charlotte Islands
The Queen Charlotte Islands are a biodiverse archipelago and Parks Canada has been trying to restore the balance in the ecosystem by getting rid of…
Rats Will Help Other Rats
Calling someone a dirty rat might not have the same impact it used to have because new research reveals that rats are more likely to…
