The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in ...

African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

But one way the city tracks the fight against rats is by calls to 311. The downward numbers are a sign, Corradi said, that ...

However, the 29-year-old has been avoiding the area lately, because she frequently finds herself in a standoff with rats at the park. “There are so many rats at night. I’ve seen them ...

For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community, which continues to grow in size. But a new group is curious to ...

San Francisco is becoming rattier — literally. According to a new study, San Francisco’s rat population has grown faster than many of its peer cities in recent years. The research ...

But “Rats!” nonetheless does provide a good time overall, thanks in large part to Fry’s lively, varied editorial pace and punchy visual ideas highlighted by production designer Sadie Moore ...

Rats have made the various aviaries at Singapore's only bird park their home and have been running amok in the bird enclosures. The pests were observed feeding on food left out for birds and ...

Enter the pack rats. As the name suggests, these rodents are the original hoarders. They have bigger ears, furrier tails, and a greater love of shiny objects than others of their kind. Much of ...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – A Stark County couple is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered horrific conditions inside their home, which included hundreds of living and dead rats.

The US government is adopting the Viking mentality in its new approach to curbing the ever-growing population of a massive rat-like rodent — recommending that people try to turn it into a delicacy.