"While the public attributed the mark to a brown rat, no formal analysis had been conducted to confirm its identity," ...

STORY: When machines failed to free the 41 trapped workers in a collapsed tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state, officials enlisted the help from miners of a banned practice known as "rat-hole" mining.

Was the great Chicago rat hole of 2024 actually made by a rat? Researchers who looked at the imprint in the sidewalk slab say probably not!

New Delhi — For 16 days, authorities in India have tried several approaches to rescuing 41 construction workers trapped in a partially collapsed highway tunnel in the Himalayas, but on Monday, the ...

A mining technique that has been prohibited in India over safety concerns has proven instrumental in rescuing the 41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas. The technique dubbed ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A new study suggests that Chicago’s iconic sidewalk rat hole is likely not the imprint of a rat at all. In an article published by The Royal Society, a research team compared and ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on social media that the success of the rescue was "making everyone emotional." "I want to say to the friends who were trapped in the tunnel that your courage ...

SILKYARA, India, Nov 28 (Reuters) - When heavy machinery broke down trying to break through the debris trapping 41 workers in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, authorities called in a group of people ...