Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops. By Amanda Holpuch The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St.

Eric Adams is currently facing multiple federal counts of bribery and corruption, but the war on rats stops for no man. Last week, just as the mayor’s legal troubles came to a head, the City ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

Rats can’t vomit. This may be a function of their anatomy—their stomachs are “not well structured for moving contents towards the esophagus” is how one study delicately put it—or it may ...

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.

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.

SINGAPORE – Singapore seems to be winning its ongoing fight against the rat population. There was a nearly 50 per cent drop in the average number of rat burrows detected in public areas in the ...

During a momentous week, the business of government went on at the City Council, which approved bills on jaywalking and rats. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll catch up on ...

New York has come up with a novel approach to its infamous rat problem - targeting the rodents with birth-control pills. Under a plan approved by the city's council, contraceptive pellets will be ...

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 ...

Some Tri-Citians are reporting something they say they’ve never seen before in the Tri-Cities — rats. Reports of sightings have popped up in neighborhood social media groups, including in ...