A giant rat species, long considered lost to science, has been rediscovered alive in the remote Papua mountains after a ...

Rodents in northern Germany were spotted using two different hunting strategies at major urban bat hibernation sites ...

Rats and mice, common urban pests, differ significantly in size, behavior, and nesting habits, impacting control strategies.

A home infested with rats is frustrating residents of a neighborhood in Irvine. The home, located on Typee Way, has been ...

The now infamous "rat hole," an imprint of a rodent etched into a stretch of concrete in Chicago's North Side, may not have ...

Rats and their poop can carry diseases such as hantaviruses that can make you sick, but there are ways to clean up and get rid of them humanely. (Photo Credit: Moment RF/Getty Images) Rats are a type ...

The earliest documented evidence of domesticated rats originates from Japan and dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The tradition of keeping fancy rats may have originated in Japan, but pet ...

Finding out you have a rat infestation often comes down to tiny pieces of evidence: gnaw marks, nests, scratches, and, yes, poop. Besides being gross, rat poop can easily spread diseases like ...

San Francisco is in the midst of a rat problem, and one woman's rodent obsession might be partly to blame. "Authorities say a woman living in a residential hotel has been breeding them. And then ...