Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study by Tufts University ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’m not sure if any actor has ever been compared to a coin before, but if I were to pick one, it would be Nic Cage. He’s the ultimate “coin actor”, flipping around from movie to movie ...

And one pest controller says it’s not an isolated problem, with Sydney’s rat population “exploding” as local councils shift away from weekly bin collections. Resident Matthew O’Brien ...