Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there’s little relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in ...

Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is the rat species common in cities all over the world. While previously European cities were inhabited by black rats (Rattus rattus), nowadays they are rare, having lost ...

New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived in the wild in northern China and Mongolia, were established in parts of Europe by 1500, and then followed Europeans ...

Despite their pervasiveness, the common brown rats you see scurrying around subway tracks and garbage bags aren’t native to New York. According to a plaque on this monument that popped up in The ...

A pet owner has left the internet in hysterics after sharing her unusual pet's reaction to getting petted in a clip that has gone viral on social media. The hilarious video, shared on TikTok on ...

LONG-GONE species like the woolly mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and dodo bird could return from the dead as part of a “de-extinction” campaign. The term “extinct” brings to ...

A male rat tries to mate with as many female rats as possible. Even though brown rats are also called Norway rats, the geographical name’s not accurate. They’re not from Norway. They’re from ...

The answer to the latter, it became clear, was much more than a T-shirt. The brown rat, or Rattus norvegicus, isn't all that different from the average New Yorker. It hates long commutes and loves ...

Everything you need to know about brown widow spiders -- how to spot one, where they live, how venomous they are, how to get rid of them, etc. -- is covered in our guide below. The brown widow ...

The 2024 Club Series is here, as teams from around the country competed to earn spots at Regionals with their performance at ...

Many animals have skeletons to support and protect their body and to help it move. The human skeleton is made of bones which grow as we grow. Your bones come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the ...

Special fat cells known as brown adipocytes help maintaining body temperature by converting calory-rich nutrients into heat. This protects from gaining excess weight and metabolic disorders.