A tiny Alaskan island known as the “Galapagos of the North” with a population of just 350 is in a panic over a singular rat that may not even exist. Residents of the St. Paul Island in the ...

New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth control. The bill, which passed ...

New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect humans. New research ...

This is why it is crucial for St. Paul to track down even a single rat, Mr. Jolley said. “One is your opportunity to get it before it starts really accelerating and rapidly becoming a more ...

They tend to stick close to home, and they don’t like to cross roads. Davis’s team also found that rat numbers were remarkably stable. About ten groups, or a hundred and fifty individuals ...

New York’s rat problem has gained global notoriety, even fostering a mini tourism industry where visitors can take guided ...

Last week, just as the mayor’s legal troubles came to a head, the City Council approved a pilot to test rat birth control in the city. “I’m not saying rat contraceptives are going to be a ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WKRC) - Officials have greenlit a plan to reduce their city's rat infestation using a "rat contraceptive." It should come as no surprise that New York City has a rat problem.

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.

“[The DNC wanted] people to infiltrate and spy on our campaign,” Stein told me. “It smells like a rat.” The DNC declined to comment on the job posting. In general, the Greens chafe at the ...