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Life

Rat Populations Are Exploding as Cities Get Hotter

It makes sense, considering rats are going to inherit everything when we kill ourselves off.

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By Luis Prada
Oh My God, I’m Attracted to a Skinny White Man

06.12.24

By Arielle Richards
News

The ‘Rat Daddy’ Took Us on a Tour of New York’s Worst Rat Infestations

09.29.23

By Manisha Krishnan
Entertainment

Why Is Hollywood So Obsessed With Talking Rats?

06.07.21

By Amber Rawlings
News

Giant Rats Are Sniffing Out Landmines and Tuberculosis

11.28.20

By Katherine Tutrone
Food

GREAT NEWS: You Can Now Pay $50 to Hang Out in a Cafe Full of Live Rats

05.31.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
Games

The Grotesque ‘A Plague Tale’ Has a Great Story (And Too Many Rats)

05.21.19

By Patrick Klepek
Inspectors Found Rodent Shit in Vancouver Kitchen Accused of Serving Rat Chowder

03.26.19

By Manisha Krishnan
‘Garbagino,’ Today’s Comic by John McNamee

11.30.18

By John McNamee
Food

Teen Shares Video of Himself Cooking Rat on Grill of Burger Joint, Gets Fired

11.26.18

By Jelisa Castrodale
Rat Jumps Over Wall at Wrigley Field and the Crowd Goes Wild

09.27.18

By Drew Schwartz
The Rat Uprising Has Struck Our Nation’s Capital

09.10.18

By River Donaghey

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