Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

Research has increasingly focused on how maternal drug use during pregnancy can influence the behavior and neurological development of rat pups. Studies have shown that exposure to methamphetamine ...

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Rodents invade an estimated 16.2 million U.S. homes every year, posing serious risks to health and safety. While diligent ...

Rodents invade an estimated 16.2 million U.S. homes every year, posing serious risks to health and safety. While diligent ...

Thousands of years later, each lunar year is still said to possess certain characteristics of its animal namesake, and those ...

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Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed himself to be New York’s nightlife mayor, its vegan mayor, its anti-rat mayor and anti-crime ...

Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics that target the central nervous system.