That, Granatosky says, was part of the fun. The Chicago Rat Hole turned out to be a modern example of the same kind of trace evidence scientists use to reconstruct ancient life. “It really speaks to ...

A furry, 5-pound rodent is becoming an unlikely champion in the battle to save Great Lakes wetlands from invasive plants, ...

Other researchers have theorized that a squirrel created the imprint, the study acknowledged. Cement is typically wet during ...

The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille,” was thought to have been left by an unfortunate brown rat that met its end ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. ( ABC22/FOX44) – The state’s regulating trapping season is set to begin on October 25 next week. Traps can be ...

The creature’s long forelimbs, third digits, and hind paws were too large for a rat but fell into the measurement ranges for ...

A new study suggests that the iconic “Chicago Rat Hole” is actually the imprint of a squirrel, rather than a rat.

But the Windy City’s “rat hole” may not be what it seems. New research into the identity of the creature that caused a ...

Scientists published peer-reviewed research Wednesday that found the Chicago Rat Hole, a rodent imprint in a residential ...