Its secrets could lead to longer life, cancer cures. May 4, 2014 — -- East Africa's naked mole rat may be one of the ugliest critters on the planet, but to scientists around the world it is ...

Naked mole rats, small rodents native to East Africa, have captured the attention of scientists due to their extraordinary ...

The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a ...

The Allegheny woodrat has been on Indiana's state endangered species list since 1984, and researchers are working to boost ...

Families said a rat infestation is plaguing their Jefferson Park neighborhood, and they want to know why the city isn't doing ...

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

MARLBOROUGH — In one of his first major initiatives, Mayor J. Christian Dumais seeks to take down one of the city's most persistent enemies: its local rat population. Dumais' new administration has ...

Scurrying around the blood-soaked dioramas and giant skeletons popping up on suburban lawns this October, you may find a red-eyed and sharp-fanged rubber rat or two. Because of their perceived ...

Paris (CNN) — Can humans and rats live together? That’s what city leaders in Paris are trying to find out. The French capital, like many metropolises, has a notorious rodent problem. Paris Mayor Anne ...