Netflix's Witcher franchise has had a fairly spotty track record with spinoffs, from decent-to-good animated movies like ...

Chicago didn’t do much better this year: it only moved down to the No. 2 spot on the list. Orkin reports that though it is no longer the worst for rats, the midwest gem “continues to battle high ...

At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

A mum has said she was "disgusted" to find a "rat in the soft play area" where her children were playing. Ashley Adlard said ...

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."But the Windy City's "rat hole" may not be what it ...

Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their proteins make it better at fixing DNA damage, helping the animals resist ...

A great mystery may have been solved this week. The Chicago rat hole, a rodent-shaped imprint in the sidewalk in the Roscoe Village neighborhood dazzled social media back in January of 2024. Imagine a ...

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 ...

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A new study finds Chicago’s viral "rat hole" was likely made by an eastern gray squirrel. Scientists analyzed measurements from eight local rodent species and ruled out the brown rat. The imprint, ...

Scientists who inspected Chicago's famous "rat hole" now say the imprint was not actually made by a rat, calling it a case of "mistaken identity." In an analysis published in the journal Biology ...

The rodent-shaped sidewalk impression has become a beloved local attraction. Turns out Chicago's famous "rat hole" was squirrelly all along. A new study has determined that the famous full-body ...