At 5 p.m. on West 128th Street in Harlem, the rats are already out, and some days it feels like a test of faith. “I would describe it as biblical. It’s epic. It’s unbelievable,” resident Elizabeth ...

Roof rats are common in Arizona's urban and suburban areas, often found in trees, on roofs, and in dense landscaping. Signs of roof rats include small, pointed droppings, gnaw marks, and scratching ...

In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use of a bootstrap experimental setup consisting of a large polystyrene ball, a ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

What do you call the bad version of a cherry on top, or icing on the cake? For those in King County reeling from back-to-back atmospheric rivers and the ensuing flooding chaos, it might just be toilet ...

Alexandria Mitchem Hansen receives funding from the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the American Philosophical Society, the Explorer's Club, the Society for Historical Archaeology, the ...

He’s setting a rat trap. Rodent-obsessed Mayor Eric Adams created a brand new agency to try to keep his war on rats going after he leaves office — in another parting gift to his far-left successor, ...

The Norway rat — also known as brown rat— is the most populous rat in South Carolina. SC Department of Natural Resources Provided Here’s another best of list Greenville is on — lots of rats. Orkin has ...

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 ...

Treasure Valley reports sharp rise in rat calls; pros see widespread presence. Rats exploit urban change, warmer winters and ‘human subsidies’ for survival. Experts say control is more likely than ...

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 ...