"They’re chewing through the wood on people’s homes to get into the walls." Residents sound the alarm over concerning ...

With roughly three million rats living in New York City, scientists set out to understand the daily lives—and speech patterns ...

“I pulled like 70 rats out of this one house,” he said. “That’s not even the worst I’ve seen. The worst was a vacant home. I ...

A new study found Big Apple rats are social beasts, running in packs of up to 20 as they venture into the night and gossip nonstop with each other.

The nonprofit APOPO has worked in Morogoro, Tanzania, for more than two decades to train African giant pouched rats for lifesaving missions ...

Almond growers across Central California are battling a surging rat infestation across more than 100,000 acres of orchards, resulting in economic hardship and damage.

A new preprint field study reveals that New York City’s rats aren’t just survivors—they’re talkative city dwellers with their own hidden nightlife. Mapping their movements and conversations could offe ...

The Mayor’s Management Report, a trove of statistics about crime rates, public health and many other issues, arrived at the ...

City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a ...