Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

Though they can be a hassle on some days, occasionally, they’re too cute to handle. A little rat scouring New York City subway tracks in search of something to nosh on discovered a pile of ...

"He’s going to make the All-Star Team," Barkley said. "I’m not going. I’m not going to that rat-infested place out in San Francisco." Barkley responded to one of his colleagues calling San ...

Saturated fat is any dietary fat that is solid at room temperature. Common sources include meat, dairy, and butter, as well as some tropical plant oils, such as coconut and palm oil. All fats ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Here’s how it works. While some organs, like the brain, work continuously, other body tissues, like muscle and fat, can enter an inactive state. Muscles are typically inactive except during ...

By Mattathias Schwartz More than a dozen state attorneys general, all Democrats, asked on Thursday to join federal legal efforts to preserve two Biden-era gun control policies, a signal of ...

Last month, the agency updated the definitions of the term “healthy” for labeling on foods, which tightened limits on saturated fat, sugar and salt in food. In August, the F.D.A. issued ...

The micro red-dot (MRD) craze is in full-swing and, several years in, it shows no signs of slowing down—to the point that most new semi-automatic pistol introductions, and even some revolvers ...

The researchers have also managed to reduce the weight of obese mice just by having them transplanted with fat without that protein. Obesity is the result of either excessive food intake or ...