Read more rats stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3624/rats.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:16:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69873/paralyzed-rats-run-in-breakthrough-experiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have made paralyzed rats run again by using a new technique that could one day have wheelchair-bound people walking, reports AFP. Rats, whose spinal cords had been severed, ran when scientists applied electrical charges and drugs. "In some cases they actually walked with more consistent locomotive patterns than non-injured...http://www.newser.com/story/69873/paralyzed-rats-run-in-breakthrough-experiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 1:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68784/giant-rat-found-in-lost-volcano.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new species of giant rat with no fear of humans has been discovered in a volcanic crater deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. It's the same kind of rat "you find in city sewers"—except it's 32 inches long, said a scientist traveling with a BBC film...http://www.newser.com/story/68784/giant-rat-found-in-lost-volcano.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 11:01:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59179/rodent-rights-activists-face-uphill-climb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagActivists have managed to improve the lives of many animals in recent years, but they've met indifference when it comes to getting a better deal for rodents, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rats and mice make up 90% of the animals used in research in the US, say advocates, but...http://www.newser.com/story/59179/rodent-rights-activists-face-uphill-climb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 11:24:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57908/pesticide-busting-brit-super-rats-spark-health-concerns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain's surging rat population is becoming immune to common poisons, spurring public heath concerns and calls for stronger pesticides, reports the Guardian . Rodents in at least two towns are impervious to normal control methods. In addition, years of mild winters and wet summers have boosted vermin populations by 66% in...http://www.newser.com/story/57908/pesticide-busting-brit-super-rats-spark-health-concerns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 May 2009 9:26:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45544/german-politician-let-the-poor-catch-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne German politician has a solution to help Berlin's poor: let them catch the rats that are plaguing the city. "People who collect bottles could get one euro [$1.40] for every dead rat," he cheerfully explained. But the Dickensian plan, which may be officially introduced today, wasn't widely hailed....http://www.newser.com/story/45544/german-politician-let-the-poor-catch-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 7:04:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43459/mans-new-best-friend-rats-ferret-out-land-mines-tb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over, Rover: Man has a new best friend that is helping to combat two scourges plaguing the developing world. Rats, normally reviled as filthy vermin, are sniffing out land mines and detecting tuberculosis bacteria. "Rats are usually considered pests or enemies of humanity,” said one Mozambican handler, but they’re...http://www.newser.com/story/43459/mans-new-best-friend-rats-ferret-out-land-mines-tb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Nov 2008 15:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43163/rats-plague-pied-piper-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 725th anniversary of the Pied Piper's legendary removal of rats from the German town of Hamelin could be spoiled by—wait for it—rats. The rodents have infested an empty lot the size of a soccer field close to the picturesque medieval town. Rather than hire another piper, authorities...http://www.newser.com/story/43163/rats-plague-pied-piper-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 1:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40250/stress-pushes-animals-to-binge-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnimals get stressed out just like humans, and they even cope anthropomorphically, binging on sweet, fatty foods, LiveScience reports. What’s more, animals can read our misgivings and take on that stress themselves. “The more intelligent an animal is, the more psychological stress it can undergo,” one veterinarian said, though humans...http://www.newser.com/story/40250/stress-pushes-animals-to-binge-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 18:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38521/palins-parents-pitched-in-post-911-trapping-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 6 years before Sarah Palin visited ground zero as the Republican VP nominee, her parents were there as part of the response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks—trapping rats. Chuck and Sally Heath have been part-time Department of Agriculture wildlife specialists for 15 years, trapping or killing...http://www.newser.com/story/38521/palins-parents-pitched-in-post-911-trapping-rats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Sep 2008 16:00:01 CDT