Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday that ...

Rats carry diseases and disgust many of us. What’s troubling is the rat population is exploding in many communities around the state. These pesky rodents can cause extensive damage to a home, or a car ...

Residents of the growing town of Eagle, Idaho, are encountering a nuisance usually associated with big cities: swarms of rats. In Eagle that includes the acrobatic roof rat.

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Some residents in a Delaware County community are expressing their concern as rats are running rampant through the neighborhood. People who live along South ...

Humans have done a lot to help rats become one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. We leave out food waste and trash. Our buildings and sewers provide cozy homes. We inadvertently help them ...

As Tokyo confronts stubborn rat populations, researchers argue the path forward lies in understanding their behavior — not ...

Rats have infested significant portions of almond orchards in California, where 80% of the world's supply of the product is grown. The damage from the rats has caused a significant economic loss to ...

The adage claims you are never more than six feet from a rat. Whether or not that is true depends on many environmental factors. However, rats are common in cities, towns, and rural areas, so you are ...