A new study considers the role of the moon in driving a particularly rare occurrence: the solo journey of a naked mole rat from one underground colony to start a new one. A full moon conjures an image ...

City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic. By Christopher Maag See more of our ...

Play this video game to try your paw at surviving as Cheddar the D.C. rat They burrow in gardens and shelter in nests of shredded cardboard under stoops. In alleyways, they quench their thirst at ...

A full moon conjures an image of a person transforming into a werewolf -- a mythical story of moonlight explaining the unexplainable. While werewolves may only exist in the movies, unusual animal and ...