MOROGORO, Tanzania — Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception ...

Fighting rats involves high-tech traps and carbon monoxide poisoning for some cities Cities across the northeast are seeing a spike in complaints about rats. With high-tech traps and carbon ...

SHAUN ABREU: We are taking the fight to the rats. This is not "Ratatouille." Rats are not our friends. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "RATATOUILLE") PATTON OSWALT: (As Remy) Maybe I'm a different kind of rat.

MOROGORO, Tanzania — Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception.