Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including ...

(CNN) — There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier, and the ...

With Boston residents voicing new concerns about growing rat populations and worries mounting over the spread of bacterial disease, officials are set to take a renewed look at the city’s pest control ...

WEST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – West Hartford residents are calling for increased action from the town to address a growing rat problem. Local resident Luis Gonzalez expressed frustration over the ongoing ...

It was two years ago. Morningside Heights resident Carl Mahaney was walking with his kid to the first day of school, when they came across heaps of trash bags lying on a sidewalk. “The rats would come ...

Rats and mice feel pain and fear as much as any dog or cat. Since humans are largely responsible for Boston’s rat “problem,” the least we can do is not subject the rats to prolonged and agonizing ...

Mariya Sudarska and Brian Lambert believe “Ratatouille,” a film about a rat who dreams of being a chef, is a “cinematic masterpiece.” They admire the movie’s message about how an “underdog” such as ...

How one monumental decision in 1971 led to the rodents’ reign of terror.

A former IRS employee resigned from the Chamblee office after a severe rat infestation compromised workplace safety.