Posts about rats


A. T. Balsara: Why Rats? Writing the Unconventional in YA Fiction

“Why rats?” The man’s voice was thick with scorn, like he’d just stepped in something disgusting. It was 2017, and the first edition of my young adult novel, The Great & the Small, had just come out. Using dual narratives, ... Read More  

Schmendrick and the last unicorn

New Evidence That Rats and Unicorns Are Not Related

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have just proved that rats feel regret. They placed four rats in a maze, where different spokes led to differently flavoured treats; at each spoke, a tone sounded to let the rats know ... Read More