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$Human \ectoparasites\, such as body lice and human fleas, might be more likely to have caused the epidemic (Photo: AFP)$ Life

Dirty humans, not rats led to spread of 'Black Death' plague in Europe

While it is assumed that rats and their fleas spread plague, there is little historical and archaeological support for...

16 Jan 2018 5:38 PM IST

A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco. (Photo: Pixabay)

4-yr-old boy trapped in closet exposed to drugs, says rats, roaches...

'This is a 4-year-old child who has seen things an adult should not have seen.'

3 Jan 2018 1:15 PM IST

A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teen parents jailed after they let rats gnaw their newborn baby

Baby had rodent bites all over her arms, fingers, hands and face, including an inch-long cut on her forehead.

3 Feb 2018 4:28 PM IST

Study suggests getting similar results on mice is not possible (Photo: Pixabay)

Rodents are 68 per cent better at sniffing out tuberculosis than swab...

Study says rodents were able to do it by learning specific odour which is emitted by tuberculosis-infected mucus.

10 April 2018 2:35 PM IST

The vehicle has been specially modifed for rats. (Photo: AFP)

Driving on: Rats feel less stressed when they drive

Rats trained to drive tiny cars find it relaxing, scientists report.

24 Oct 2019 10:13 AM IST

The rats attacked the womans upholstery and engine wires. (Photo: Representational/ Pixabay)

Litters of pet rats wreak havoc at woman's home

San Diego woman living in van gives up all 300 of her rats.

18 Oct 2019 2:00 PM IST

For half a century, the proliferation of this myth caused scientists to focus their studies nearly exclusively on male mice, rats and primates, so that a male brain became considered the baseline for a human brain. (Photo: AP)

Gadget's blue light increases consumption of sweets in rats at night

Studies show that screen use at night may increase our tendency to snack on sugary foods.

18 July 2019 5:22 PM IST

Talla Murmur, a local, said, We are dependent on rats only to fill our stomachs. All my family members eat rats as they are easy to find in the floods. (Photo: ANI)

Have to eat rats to survive, claim locals in flood-affected Bihar...

However, Block Development Officer of Kadwa constituency Rakesh Kumar Gupta said officials are unaware of the conditions...

16 July 2019 6:08 PM IST

Despite the snacks enduring appeal, many people remain squeamish. (Photo: AFP)

Rodents form an unconventional treat on the treats of Cambodia

One for the rodent: Rats a cheap street snack in Cambodia.

15 Aug 2019 10:04 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

New York puts its rats on ice

Dry ice presents no risk to wildlife in parks and public gardens.

17 Jun 2018 2:15 PM IST