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The Black Death may not have been spread by rats, study claims
1-18-2023 |
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Researchers Samuel Cohn and Philip Slavin have called into question the role rats played in spreading the plague.
Drugged-up rats blamed for eating police evidence in India
11-27-2022 | 4
According to reports, around 200kg of seized cannabis has been eaten by rats in police stations across Uttar Pradesh.
Scientists have spliced human brain tissue into the brains of rats
VIDEO 10-12-2022 | 20
It might sound like an experiment worthy of Frankenstein, but we won't have to worry about 'rat men' anytime soon.
Britain braces for invasion of 'ultra-rats' the size of rabbits
9-15-2022 | 12
Experts have warned that giant rats could be invading people's homes and gardens within a matter of weeks.
'Rat king' discovered by farmer in Russia
VIDEO 9-22-2021 | 6
The unusual phenomenon happens when a group of rats get their tails hopelessly tangled together.
New York man falls into sinkhole full of rats
10-30-2020 | 9
A man who had been waiting for a bus was unaware of the nightmare scenario he was about to experience.
It's official - cats are rubbish at catching rats
9-30-2018 | 12
A new study has cast doubt on the practice of releasing cats in to cities to help curb rat populations.
Australian islands closed due to rat invasion
5-28-2018 | 4
Up to a dozen islands off the far north coast of Queensland have now been closed to the public.
Government study finds cellphone-cancer link
5-27-2016 | 63
The findings suggest that exposure to cellphone radiation may cause brain and heart cancers in rats.
Scientists discover fossils of dog-sized rats
11-8-2015 | 20
Today's rats might be getting bigger but they can't possibly compare to this ancient species of rodent.
Were gerbils responsible for the plague ?
2-24-2015 | 23
Scientists believe that rats may not have been responsible for the Black Death in Europe after all.
20,000 rats roam India's Karni Mata Temple
2-26-2014 | 19
An unusual temple in Rajasthan, India is home to several thousand rats that roam freely around its halls.
Rats could evolve to be as big as sheep
2-4-2014 | 28
The extinction of several large mammal species could pave the way for super-sized rats.
'Cannibal rats' infest enigmatic ghost ship
1-28-2014 | 64
UK authorities are on the look out for an infamous ghost ship that is said to be crawling with rats.
Dutch police use rats in crime investigations
9-18-2013 | 10
Specially trained rodents are proving to be a cheap and effective alternative to traditional lab work.
Lab-grown kidneys transplanted in to rats
VIDEO 4-15-2013 | 8
Scientists have succeeded in transplanting a working rat kidney that was grown in a laboratory.
Snipers deployed to tackle giant mutant rats
3-5-2013 | 57
Gigantic rats have been plaguing Iran's capital Tehran after being exposed to radiation and chemicals.
First ever brain-to-brain interface created
3-1-2013 | 26
Scientists have linked the brains of two rats so that they can communicate via an electronic link.
Could whiskers help the blind to see ?
11-6-2012 | 6
Rats use their whiskers to help sense the world around them - could the same thing work for humans ?
Giant cat-sized rats invade Florida Keys
3-31-2012 | 24
Authorities have been alerted of a new invasion of giant Gambian puched rats in the Florida Keys.
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