A Bristol classic, grab your best *totally* fake fur coat, add a tail and some whiskers, and there you have it: the legend of ...

WHILE students complain that rats have invaded their dorm rooms at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland, the school’s administrators say they’ve brought it on ...

On Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet of the Marshall Islands, seabirds are returning, forests are regrowing and coral reefs are recovering. And it all stems from the removal of a single invasive pest: rats.

EXCLUSIVE: Stephen King novella Rat is getting a movie adaptation from a team including The Witch and The Lighthouse producer Jay Van Hoy. The screenplay adaptation comes from Jeff Howard (The ...

Victor Vasquez, a manager with Truckee Meadows Pest Control, sees a lot of rats. "We get calls every day for (rats)," Vasquez said. "Some days are lighter than others, majority are in Incline and in ...

New York City’s “rat czar” is scampering out of City Hall. Kathleen Corradi, who was hired by Mayor Eric Adams in April 2023 as the citywide director of rodent mitigation, will resign from her post ...

A dead rat was left on the doorstep with a handwritten note at an alderman’s office Sunday night that contained “derogatory statements” about immigrants, according to officials. The rat and note were ...

Palatine residents are grappling with a sudden rat infestation in their neighborhood, prompting village action. Village Council Member Scott Lamerand and village officials held a public meeting ...

Residents in Plymouth, Michigan are reporting a significant rat problem on the city's northwest side. Nearby construction projects are believed to be a major cause, driving rats into neighborhoods for ...

Jonathan Richardson is an associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond. Rats have plagued humans for centuries, but as cities expand and temperatures rise, these resilient creatures ...

Dave Carlin has covered major national news stories and events in the past four decades including Superstorm Sandy and its tri-state impacts, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina and Iniki on Kauai, ...

Baltimore County officials are looking for solutions to an escalating rat problem plaguing several Towson neighborhoods. Residents of Towson Manor Village have seen rats for years, but this summer, ...