In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky's ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...

An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday.

New York is facing its rat problem head-on. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 ...

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 ...

Curiously, the research team said the rat was completely docile when they found it, suggesting that it, much like the adorably cheerful quokka, was not familiar with humans. They named the creature ...

PROCESS WORKS. RATS OUT OF CONTROL. LOOK, RATS EVEN CHEWED THROUGH THIS TRASH CAN LID. SO WHAT CAN BE DONE? 11 NEWS INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED THE CITY WILL SOON START USING AN UNCONVENTIONAL METHOD ...

You may want to keep your leftover Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes sealed up this year, or you could be contributing to an increasing problem in the Treasure Valley: rats.

But all around their feet − beneath bushes, over subway grates and between trash cans − were traps, barriers and birth-control-infused snacks to fend off rats in the heart of the nation's ...