We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Although cute, wild rats are disease vectors. They spread ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

(It has been described as an unofficial rat zoo.) We were here to meet Kathy Corradi, New York’s first-ever rat czar—or in administrative parlance, the citywide director of rodent mitigation ...

While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge rodents could be a key weapon in the battle against the trading of illegal wildlife goods. African giant pouched rats can be ...

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

The Rat Pack was a constantly evolving group of Hollywood A-listers who not only starred together in several of the hit ...

Learning to drive small cars helps rats feel less stressed, scientists found. Researchers at the University of Richmond in the US taught a group of 17 rats how to drive little plastic cars ...

Researchers trained 11 rats to sniff out elephant tusk and rhino horn, even when smugglers used common tricks such as using coffee grinds and washing powder to conceal their scents. Scientists say ...

Rodents have made their way onto two recent flights. Here's what to do—and not do. Have you ever seen a rat, or any type of rodent, on an airplane? This was my go-to conversation opener at each ...

A resident had reported a rat sighting. “I got PTSD immediately,” Lauren Divine, the director of the island’s Ecosystem Conservation Office, told The Washington Post. Rats are a nuisance in ...

“I’m excited to welcome my fellow generals in the ‘war on rats’ to our great city for the inaugural National Urban Rat Summit,” said New York City mayor Eric Adams, who has declared ...

Torrington resident Samantha Wilson indicates a wall in front of the space beneath her porch is where she believes rats have been hiding. Below her hand is a small pumpkin that was eaten by rats.