Since 1951, the Animal Welfare Institute has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people. We seek to improve the welfare of animals everywhere: in agriculture, in commerce, in our ...

Naked mole rat queens rule with an iron forepaw: these wrinkly, bucktoothed monarchs forbid any other female from reproducing—that is, until they die and all hell breaks loose. Then the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk Navy sailor says he got a sickening surprise when drinking a Monster Energy drink this week. John Witt, 29, said he bought a pack of Monsters a few days ago at a Norfolk ...

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School has received a grant to purchase 10 life-size rat models for its biotechnology program, eliminating the need for traditional animal ...

The naked mole rat is finger size, nearly blind, and not particularly cute, even when judged on a rodents-only curve. It also could hold the secret to near immortality: The naked mole rat lives for ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the famed “Chicago rat hole.” (“Pizza Rat” is a notable exception.) But the ...

A viral “rat hole” that captured the imaginations of Chicagoans—and the internet—in 2024 was likely made by a squirrel, not a rat, according to a new study. The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille ...

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Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish. Researchers determined it was probably a squirrel that left a rodent-shaped impression in the concrete of the Windy City. Their new ...

A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark. To put the rodent-shaped impression into context, a team of ...

Young Thug has opened up a bit further about his rift with his longtime friend and collaborator, Gunna. On Monday's (Sept. 29) episode of the It's Up There Podcast, the Atlanta rapper spoke candidly ...