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

Scientists, not content to let a not-so-living legend lie, have determined that the viral Chicago "rat hole" was probably ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the ...

The so-called “Chicago Rat Hole,” which has existed for 20-30 years before becoming an internet sensation, inspired TikToks, ...

This isn't an oddly nicknamed restaurant or a dome-shaped hole in the wall, like something out of "Tom and Jerry." The ...

A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark.

The "Chicago Rat Hole" captured hearts in Chicago and on social media last year. Researchers analyzed the anatomical ...

"Our analyses offer little support for the hypothesis that the 'Chicago Rat Hole' was made by a brown rat. The specimen's ...

The scientists acknowledge that it could have been warped due to the wet concrete spreading upon impact. Nonetheless, they ...

Chicago — the city of deep-dish pizza, world-class museums, the Bean and Sears (Willis) Tower — has had a new, unusual claim ...

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

The "Chicago Rat Hole," as it was previously known, garnered widespread attention, with admirers "leaving offerings like ...