ROCKY POINT, Long Island (WABC) -- An entire home on Long Island has been completely overrun by hundreds of rats that were kept as pets by a 48-year-old homeowner who is now under arrest, leaving ...

Rotational ball, trigger button, and air-puffs to tell the rat it's run into a wall make for a more immersive experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...

Rats have gotten a bad reputation over the years for being dirty, garbage-eating carriers of disease. But these ubiquitous rodents are also clever and capable of learning complex tasks, even using ...

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Victor Vasquez, a manager with Truckee Meadows Pest Control, told the Reno Gazette Journal on Sept. 24 that he gets calls everyday to address rat problems local residents are having. "Some days are ...

Regarding Jonathan Richardson’s Sept. 16 Tuesday Opinion essay, “Why we need to count the rats”: Tokyo is the only city shown on the chart that has decreased its number of rat sightings since 2012 ...

On Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet of the Marshall Islands, seabirds are returning, forests are regrowing and coral reefs are recovering. And it all stems from the removal of a single invasive pest: rats.

New York City is home to some three million rats, and learning how these rodent residents navigate and communicate is vital to understanding their impact on humans. A new preprint shows attempts to ...

City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic. By Christopher Maag Rachel Chase, a ...