James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

May 2 -- They can run, climb, jump, turn right and left — all at the touch of a button. These aren't the latest gadgets in high-tech toys, but living and breathing rats — designed and trained to ...

Rats can be taught to play hide and seek — and they squeal with joy when they win, scientists have found. Both wild and domesticated animals have been known to play, but neuroscientists from Berlin's ...

Thanks to a dedicated group of scientists training them for the job, giant rats are taking down the illegal wildlife trade in Tanzania. Rats are often seen as disease-carrying pests to avoid at all ...

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 rat, on a leash, on a mission. That is what we might soon see in ports and airports as rats become the next big thing in the fight against illegal wildlife trade.

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

Here in New York City, we humans crown ourselves rulers of the five boroughs—but the kingdom is split. We cohabit with a parallel society that commutes along subway rails, picnics in parks and ...