Policymakers in New York have proposed contraception to reduce the population of rats and other rodents in the city. The city government proposed the idea of distributing rat contraceptives after an escaped zoo owl, known as Flaco, died due to rat poison.

New York to use contraceptives instead of glue traps and poison to get rid of rats

Amid ongoing research on a small Midwestern rodent called the prairie vole, scientists stumbled upon a fascinating finding based on the study of the first comprehensive brain map detailing the regions activated in the mammal during mating and pair bonding.

First brain-wide map in prairie vole research shows orgasms ‘rewire’ the brain

Laboratories in Tanzania and Nairobi are training rats to sniff out Tuberculosis. Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected.

World Of Africa: Rodents sniff out Tuberculosis in Kenya and Tanzania

New York which is regarded as one of the most expensive or one of the most fancy cities to live in the world is facing a serious problem and that is of rats that seem to run loose across the city and these big rodents are creating a lot of problems for the city residents.

US: New York struggles with rat infestation; city seeks its pied piper

Scientists are training rats to rescue earthquake survivors while wearing tiny backpacks which contain microphones and location trackers so that rescuers can trace and speak to them.

Scientists training rats to rescue earthquake survivors buried in debris

"That's quite a big one," rat-catcher Colin Sims remarks with understatement, holding up a prime specimen measuring about 20 centimetres (eight inches) in length -- not counting its tail.

London grapples with lockdown rodent problem

Rodents across the world are facing food shortages due to their interdependence on human beings. As people cut down on how often they venture outside, the amount of potential food and leftovers for rodents to eat has also taken a hit.

Global lockdowns may have birthed hungrier and angrier cannibal rats!

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