Daniel is on a mission. Somewhere in the rubble and debris that surround him inside this wrecked building in central Tanzania, a survivor is trapped. Daniel is determined to find him. He navigates the ...

A new study has linked increasing temperatures to growing rat populations. Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As ...

You could call it rata-tour-y. New York City has always been at war with rats, from when they jumped from ship to shore in the 18th century to the city’s anti-rat campaign today. Over many decades, ...

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One sunny afternoon in March, the city’s rat czar, Kathleen Corradi, came to Seward Park to survey her domain. It was treatment time for some rat burrows off Essex Street. Rats in this corner of the ...

Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops. By Amanda Holpuch The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St. Paul Island, in ...

Rats are in many ways better adapted to cities than the humans that built them. While urbanites struggle with crowds, sparse parking spaces, and their upstairs neighbors stomping around at 4 a.m., ...

Could birth control be the key to curbing Chicago's rat infestation? A new pilot program moving away from rat poison is launching on Tuesday in what has been dubbed America's "rattiest city." The new ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) NEW YORK − Tourists snapped selfies and office workers guzzled coffees inside Manhattan's Bryant Park. But all around their ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

Since at least the 1500s, people have been mesmerized by the legend of a so-called “rat king.” Usually depicted as a mass of a rodents with their tails tied in a knot, the specific details can vary by ...

Hizzoner’s general in his war on rats waved the white flag. The city’s first-ever rat czar Kathleen Corradi, has left her $176,000-a-year job, according to City Hall — and it’s unclear if the position ...