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While people mainly associate Rathlin Island with puffins, they have returned to the Isle of Muck nature reserve in County Antrim in recent years, after a rat eradication programme.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

In laboratory experiments using rat neurons, blocking these switches reduced markers associated with karyoptosis.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

In California, the cats’ population faces several threats — including human encroachment, loss of habitat and prey due to wildfires, rat poison, disease and vehicle collisions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

The enclave has been struck with a severe rat infestation fueled by uncollected trash and warmer weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

I am absolutely going to rat him out.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Like rats in a Skinner box being conditioned to get food or stop pain, AI models hill-climb in a process similar to reinforcement learning, tweaking their parameters based on feedback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

People in the community have also reported seeing large rats, and they say traps placed along sidewalks aren't big enough to hold them.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Now, a burnt-out putrid warehouse that has devastated businesses and forced residents to remain inside their homes during a sweltering summer, as flies and giant rats infest the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

To investigate, the scientists studied how changes in orexin neuron activity affected rats seeking food rewards.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Matthias could even count the whiskers on some of the rats.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

As a young woman in the 1920s, she disguised herself as a man and worked on a local archaeological dig at the Roman Villa Casale until she was ratted out and sent packing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“She ratted me out! Yes, I have the teapot, which I realize is quite the memento,” says Krasinski, writing while in production on an upcoming project.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025

Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and ’80s, served as an FBI informant who ratted on his gang’s main rival, according to the bureau.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

“Tell me how I ratted, came home to a big bag,” he shrieks.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2020

At first I thought Justin had ratted me out.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

And who wouldn’t have to modify their behavior if they thought Rover was ratting them out to his pals down at Paws & Claws?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

"I don't know how I feel about the culture of ratting out your neighbours," Ms Morfopoulos said.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023

"But he could be ratting out Eastman and Powell, for example, in order to make a deal."

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023

This particular Planned Parenthood is where high school girls in my town would go if they needed birth control and didn’t want any busybodies ratting them out if they were spotted at the local clinic.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023

“Are the police here because of me ratting out Junito yesterday? Oh my God, is Beatriz here? What about the Latin Diablos?”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles