A new demographic label has swept through China’s social-media feeds in recent months: “rat people.” The term, which describes young adults who retreat into small rooms, avoid socializing and spend ...

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 rat ...

Björn Videler joined Fat Rat Games as chief business officer after five years at Gamefam. Fat Rat Labs debuts with Break a Friend, which has topped 10,000 concurrent users. Forsaken has surpassed one ...

A home infested with rats is frustrating residents of a neighborhood in Irvine. The home, located on Typee Way, has been drawing complaints from neighbors who have noticed a recent uptick in rat ...

This Halloween, celebrities pulled out their best tricks to show off their elaborate costumes. Plus, Paris Hilton paid tribute to fellow 2000s icon Britney Spears in ...

Another year, another spooky szn, which is the best time of the year for all your fave celebrities to dress up like absolute freaks for the night. If 2024’s best celeb costumes were any indication, ...

New York is gross — and we love it. A new pop-up is raising a big stink, celebrating the city’s signature grime with a cheeky collection of rat-themed merch and chaotic charm, including a sold-out ...

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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 ...

A year after it sparked worldwide attention, scientists have settled one of Chicago’s strangest viral mysteries—revealing that the so-called “Chicago rat hole” was not actually made by a rat.