CHICAGO — An area non-profit organization is planning a pilot study of rat contraceptives, starting this summer near Lincoln Park, in an effort to find a safer and more effective alternative to ...

A reclusive homeowner has sparked outrage among neighbours after turning her front garden into a "rat-infested tip" of rubbish. Sharon Cochrane, 66, has been ordered to clean up the "junkyard" in ...

The National Institutes of Health is moving away from animal research. The agency announced a new initiative this week to do less animal testing and expand alternative non-animal research methods ...

Hundreds of rats scuttle through work zones, canteens, and waste skips at the Hinkley Point C construction site, according to The Observer’s exclusive. The report noted that trade unions such ...

There has been a "sharp” increase in rat and mouse activity across the country, new data has shown. Pest control provider Rentokil reported a rise in pests’ activity nationwide between January ...

A vermin invasion has turned a ritzy Upper West Side block into “The Valley of the Rats.” Residents are afraid to venture out at night because of the horror-movie-sized rodents along the elite ...

Harrowing new details have emerged from Gene Hackman's wife's autopsy two months after she died from a rat-borne virus. Legendary actor Hackman, 95, and classical pianist wife Betsy Arakawa ...

A dog walker says the rat problem at a popular Glasgow park is is “getting out of hand” after she caught “five or six” of the vermin on camera eating peanuts from bird feeders. Vicki ...

With a week of cross-platform viewing, the show’s April 17 episode, “Lab Rats,” delivered 8.45 million viewers and a 1.74 rating (equivalent to about 2.33 million people) among adults 18-49 ...

While biting insects found in Gaza are not immediately life-threatening, the presence of rodents, including rats, can increase the risk of the spread of infectious diseases which the health system in ...

Over the weekend, the G-Unit mogul reignited the controversy by posting a video clip of a rat carefully trying to steal a slice of cheese without triggering a mousetrap. “New footage of Big ...