Five people in South-East Queensland were hospitalized after consuming brodifacoum, a potent rat poison, believed to be from a fast-food outlet. This anticoagulant disrupts blood clotting, leading to ...

Doctors and scientists reported a case of Seoul virus infection in a woman. The Seoul virus belongs to the hantavirus family and can be transmitted by rats. In their publication of the case in the ...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Residents across West Hartford are reporting more rat sightings as cooler temperatures drive rodents indoors. “Everyday someone was saying, ‘Oh my gosh, another rat!’ ...

Everyone's been there, running late behind the wheel and hoping that one stubborn traffic light on your commute will cooperate. But as you approach, predicably, the steady green immediately turns red, ...

WASHINGTON — A recent study on Chicago's 'rat hole' is putting a new twist on the viral landmark. The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped ...

Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn’t what you think. It wasn’t some back ...

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 ...

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Scientists who inspected Chicago's famous "rat hole" now say the imprint was not actually made by a rat, calling it a case of "mistaken identity." In an analysis published in the journal Biology ...

After existing quietly for over two decades on a Roscoe Village sidewalk in Chicago, a rodent-shaped indent became an internet sensation in 2024, when a tweet by comedian and writer, Winslow Dumaine, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The mystery of that infamous Chicago Rat Hole on the sidewalk may be solved! There was actually research done about it just published in Biology Letters. Scientists believe that ...