A pair of NYC rats were caught on video locking lips inside a Kips Bay restaurant window in what looked like an oddly tender moment — that experts said was anything but.

Several cast members from HBO's acclaimed series "The Wire" are admitting they really had to watch their backs when they had ...

Here are ten animals with the highest populations on Earth. Some are quite familiar. You have never heard of some others, ...

It's time to cast your vote in the most super slimy song competition in all of history. Drum roll please.... it's ...

I once lived in a house that was near some recently demolished stables, and a displaced rat scratched my little boy when he ...

Borneo’s small mammals, including rats and shrews, share gut bacteria in human-altered areas, revealing surprising microbial exchanges.

Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening ...

Karni Mata Mandir in Deshnoke, Rajasthan, is a unique temple. It is home to thousands of rats. These rats are not pests but sacred beings. Devotees revere them as reincarnations of Karni Mata's ...

As urban development continues to creep further into Earth's oldest and most diverse rainforests, a study reveals native and invasive small mammals aren't just adapting to their changing habitats -- ...

However, one challenge that many will want to tackle after putting effort into their gardens is pests - particularly rats, which can be a gardener’s worst nightmare by causing damage and ruining ...

Rat czar Kathleen Corradi led a public "rat walk" in Lower Manhattan on Thursday. The group joined what she calls an elite squad of anti-rat activists. On the walks, officials educate the public ...

Working with international collaborators, the team discovered the black rat (Rattus rattus), an invasive species commonly found in cities and towns, had a gut microbiome more similar to the native ...