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Call of the Wild: 8 Offbeat Places to Connect with Nature

minube | Posted 05.17.2013 | Travel
Read More: Tigers, Hawaii, Vacation, Nepal, Morocco, Thailand, Killer Whales, Giraffes, Nature, Travel, Argentina, Rats, Monkeys, Wild Animals, Sharks, India, Unusual, Minube, Animals, Kenya, Exotic Animals, Offbeat, Travel News
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From ancient temples crawling with monkeys and rats to desolate beaches teeming with exotic wildlife, here are 10 unusual places to connect with nature.

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Weird Reason Rats Sniff Each Other

Posted 03.10.2013 | Science
Read More: Why Rats Sniff Each Other, Odor Cues, Video, Rats Communicate, Rats Sniffing, Animal Behavior, Rats, Animals, Social Hierarchy, Science News

By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 03/09/2013 09:12 AM EST on LiveScience Without being able to talk to each other, rats use sniffing as one...

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'Mind Melds' Go From Sci-Fi To Reality

Reuters | Sharon Begley | Posted 04.30.2013 | Science
Read More: Brain to Brain Communication, Video, Rat Mind Meld, Brain, Biology, Weird Science, Rat Brains, Neurobiology, Brazil, Reuters, Mind Meld, Brain Science, Rats, Mammals, Neurology, Science Fiction, Science News

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - The scientists call it a "brain link," and it is the closest anyone has gotten to a real-life "mi...

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Did NYC's Rats Really Migrate Inland After Sandy?

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 02.22.2013 | New York
Read More: Nyc Rat Population, Nyc Rats, Video, Nyc Sandy Rat Population, Sandy, Superstorm Sandy New York, Superstorm Sandy, Nyc Sandy, Rats, Nyc Rat Infestation, Nyc Rats After Sandy, Hurricane Sandy New York, Rats After Sandy, New York News

NEW YORK -- At the height of Superstorm Sandy, city residents watching seawater pour into the subway system couldn't help but wonder: What will become...

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Rats Driving Brooklyn Heights Crazy

Posted 02.20.2013 | New York
Read More: Video, Brooklyn Heights, New York City Exterminators, Brooklyn Heights Rats, Ny News, Sandy, New York City Rats, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Rats, Exterminators, New York News, Hurricane Sandy Rats, Hurricane Sandy New York, New York News

New York City exterminators say business has doubled since Hurricane Sandy, as rats driven inland from the shorelines by the storm got cozy in cushy n...

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Cosmopolis on DVD & On-Screen, Tonight @ Museum of The Moving Image

Michael Vazquez | Posted 04.17.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Kevin Durand, Sarah Gadon, Abdul Ayoola, Keira Knightley, Juliette Binoche, Currency Traders, Samantha Morton, Zbigniew Herbert, Ibrahim Hamadou, Mark Rothko, Robert Pattinson, Sigmund Freud, Paul Giamatti, David Cronenberg, A Dangerous Method, Sabina Spielrein, Zeljko Kecojevic, Don DeLilo, Patricia McKenzie, Rats, Nietzsche, Emily Hampshire, Carl Jung, Ryan Kelly, Bob Bainborough, Jay Baruchel, Philip Nozuka Mathieu Amalric, Entertainment News
Michael Vazquez

As part of their "Best of 2012" series, the good folks at MOMI are screening David Cronenberg's film adaptation of the great Don Delilo's 2000 novel, Cosmopolis. Both are worth your time. Note to purists: skip this review, the film, and read the book first.

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Resettled Rats Torment New Yorkers In Sandy's Wake; EPA To Ban D-Con Rat Poisons

Lynne Peeples | Posted 04.09.2013 | Green
Read More: Superstorm Sandy, Rats, Infectious Diseases, Hurricane Sandy, Lynne-Peeples, New York, Green News
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Welcome again to my blog, Toxic Tracks. Please send along any feedback or ideas for environmental health topics via email or Twitter. As Hurricane Sa...

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How This Alley Rat Changed One Couple's Life

Posted 01.09.2013 | OWN
Read More: Pet Stories, Love Story, Pets, Own-Relationships, A Love Story, Stories on Love, Rats, Stories About Love, A Story About Love, A Story of Love, Stories of Love, Pet Rats, Pet Rat, OWN News

By Alexandra Harney Meet Mr. Tiffany (Mr. T, for short): pen thief, beer drinker, and all-around lovable rodent. When we found him, he was b...

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The Pied Piper of South Georgia Island

Michael_Moore | Posted 02.10.2013 | Green
Read More: Invasive Species, South Georgia Island, Ecosystems, Rats, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Green News
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After two centuries of human-induced damage, South Georgia would once again host the greatest concentration of seabirds on the planet.

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WATCH: Rat Spotted At UES Gourmet Food Store

Posted 12.03.2012 | New York
Read More: Rats Zabar's Zabars, Nyc Rats, Rats New York City, Zabar's Rat Window, Eat Rat Spotting, Zabar's Rat Video, Rats Nyc, NY Around Town, New-York-Restaurant-Grades, Rats, Nyc Rodents, Zabar's Rats, New York News

New York City's resilient rat population survived Hurricane Sandy and are back in action, popping up in city gourmet food shops, again. A new vid...

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WATCH: How Rats Pose Health Risk After Hurricane Sandy

Posted 01.01.2013 | Green
Read More: New York City Rats, Hurricane Sandy, Rats, HuffPost Live, Infectious Diseases, Hurricane Sandy New York, HuffPost Live Clips, Video, Green News

As New York City begins to recover from Hurricane Sandy, one growing concern is the spread of disease from the city's sprawling rat population. HuffP...

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Did Gotham's Rats Survive Hurricane Sandy?

| Posted 11.01.2012 | Science
Read More: Video, Hurricane Sandy, Sandy, New York Subway, Rats, Subway Rats, Nyc Subway Rats, Hurricane Sandy Nyc, Science News

By Bora Zivkovic How many of the NYC rats survived hurricane Sandy? This question has been asked in the wake of Sandy’s flooding of lower and east ...

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Rise Of The Rats: Hurricane Sandy Could Displace Urban Rats, Spread Infectious Disease

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.01.2012 | Green
Read More: New York Hurricane, Video, Infectious Diseases, Hurricane Sandy, Flooding, Rats, New York City, Hurricane Sandy Nyc, Hurricane Sandy New York, Green News

The 8-million-strong human population of New York City is matched, if not exceeded, by the city's number of rodent dwellers. Fortunately, the two popu...

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WATCH: The Rat-Hunting Dogs Of NYC

Posted 10.12.2012 | New York
Read More: Video, New York City Animals, New York City Hawks, Ny News, New York City Rats, Rats, Rat-Hunting Dogs, New York News, Richard-Reynolds, New-York-City-Pigeons, New York News

We recently saw a man hunt, cook, and eat a New York City pigeon. Now, let's look at the rat-hunting dogs of New York. On Friday nights in lower M...

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WATCH: Baby Rat Prances Atop Self-Serve Olives

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 09.27.2012 | Home
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Shoppers at the Fairway market on the Upper West Side of Manhattan may want to rethink where they get their groceries -- or at least their olives. ...

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Gluttony Reseachers Turn Rats Into M&M Eating Machines

Posted 09.20.2012 | Science
Read More: Neuroscience, Video, Health, M&Ms, Chocolate Cravings, Food, Science, Current Biology, Rats, Science News, Brain Reward System, Brain Chocolate, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 09/20/2012 12:22 PM EDT on LiveScience A part of the brain usually associated with move...

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'Green News Report' - September 4, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.04.2012 | Green
Read More: New Orleans, Green Jobs, Rnc, Fuel Efficiency, Epa, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Green Energy, Coal, Drought, Video, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Anti-Science, Gop, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Hurricane Isaac, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Meteorology, Global Warming, Energy, Climate, Mitt Romney, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Barack Obama, Arctic, BRAD BLOG, Tipping Point, RNC Convention, Oil, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Pesticides, Dnc, Antibiotic Resistance, Superbugs, Rats, Pollution Regulation, Democrats, Shell Oil, DNC Convention, Organic Food, Carbon Tax, Duke Energy, BP Oil Spill, Green News
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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport FACEBOOK: Green News Report The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY...

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Rat Fight: A Poison Battle Endangers Wildlife And Kids

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 08.07.2012 | Green
Read More: Pesticides, Epa Rodenticide, Pesticides Children, Epa, Poison Children, Rodenticides, Rodenticide Ban, Rats, Rat Poison, Green News

Near the drugstore counter where Maggie Sergio recently filled a prescription stood a large display of d-CON. The popular rat and mouse killer was ava...

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(GRAPHIC PHOTOS: 'Monster' Washes Up On NYC Shore (UPDATE)

Posted 07.26.2012 | New York
Read More: East River Manhattan, Montauk Monster, Mysterious-Animals, New York City Rats, Rat Monster, Ny News, Rats, New York News, East River, Denise Ginley, New York News

Denise Ginley took some horrifying photos of a bloated, dead animal this weekend. "Is this another incarnation of the Montauk Monster?" she asked Goth...

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WATCH: Tickled Rat Laughs Out Loud

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 07.12.2012 | Science
Read More: Video, Rats Study, Science, Rats Laugh, Animal Behavior, Rats, Animals Laugh, Laughter, Science News, Animals, Rats Tickled, Jaak Panksepp, Science News

How do you get a rat to laugh? Telling a joke won't work, but scientists say a rat will laugh when tickled--and they're not joking. One of the most...

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Why Are Women So Afraid of Mice?

Holly Robinson | Posted 08.25.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mice, Women, Fear, Lifestyle, Mouse Poison, Rats, Pests, Summer Cottages, Gerbils, Rodents, Mouse Traps, Mindful Living, Healthy Living News
Holly Robinson

I am not afraid of much. I have hiked through the Andes and the Himalayas, zip-lined through a Mexican jungle, driven on motorcycles far too fast. I have given birth to three children and beaten off two separate muggers intent on grabbing my purse.

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OH RATS! Hamelin, Germany, Once Again Faces Rat Infestation Years After Pied Piper Split

AP | Posted 05.25.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Video, Rat Attack, Animals in the News, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Rat Infestation, Rats, Hamelin, Weird Photos & Videos, Weird Germany, Weird News News

BERLIN -- The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper – it seems the rats are back. City officials say a popular fountain h...

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Rodent Study Yields Surprise About 'Success' Of Rats, Mice

Posted 04.29.2012 | Science
Read More: Big Rat, Video, Rat, Biology, Rodent World, Science, Rats, Science News, Zoology, Animal Kingdom, Rat's Skull Shape, Rat Bite, Rat Jaw, Science News

By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/27/2012 05:21 PM EDT on LiveScience Rats and their close relatives, including mice, make ...

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Giant Rat Killed In England

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.23.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Rat, Scary Animals, Animal Videos, Animal Violence, Giant Rat, Rats, Crazy Animal Videos, Crazy Animal Photos, Animals, Slideexpand, Rodents, Weird News News

An English man named Brian Watson killed a large rat his granddaughter's boyfriend found while cutting grass, Sky News reports. "I heard him shout...

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WATCH: Baby Hawk Hatches, Has First Rat Meal

Posted 04.11.2012 | New York
Read More: City Room, Video, Red-Tailed Hawk Cam, Ny News, Nyu Bobst Library, Rats, Pigeons, New York News, New York University, New York City Hawk, Hawk Cam, New York News

Rats can be a hazardous source of food for hawks in New York City (R.I.P. Lima) but, save for pigeons, it's probably their most plentiful food supply....

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