If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

Eric Adams is currently facing multiple federal counts of bribery and corruption, but the war on rats stops for no man. Last week, just as the mayor’s legal troubles came to a head, the City ...

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 ...

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

During a momentous week, the business of government went on at the City Council, which approved bills on jaywalking and rats. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll catch up on ...

Rats can’t vomit. This may be a function of their anatomy—their stomachs are “not well structured for moving contents towards the esophagus” is how one study delicately put it—or it may ...

Rats in New York City will be given "the pill" to reduce their numbers, meaning that the Big Apple's rodents will have better access to free birth control than women in some states. Edible ...

When Kaylee Byers joined the Vancouver Rat Project a decade ago, she spent a lot of time explaining to others the threat of zoonotic diseases — starting with what “zoonotic” even means.

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.

An Indiana father whose infant child was found nearly eaten alive by rats and disfigured in a pool of blood will spend more than a decade behind bars after a judge slapped him with the maximum ...

“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 ...