Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday that ...

Rats carry diseases and disgust many of us. What’s troubling is the rat population is exploding in many communities around the state. These pesky rodents can cause extensive damage to a home, or a car ...

DC's new RAT Act targets the city's exploding rat problem, aiming to streamline agency responses and hold property managers ...

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Some residents in a Delaware County community are expressing their concern as rats are running rampant through the neighborhood. People who live along South ...

Humans have done a lot to help rats become one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. We leave out food waste and trash. Our buildings and sewers provide cozy homes. We inadvertently help them ...

Residents are voicing their frustration about a growing rat problem in Philadelphia's Roxborough neighborhood. The pesky rodents have invaded a shopping plaza dumpster, and now they're showing up in ...

Rats have infested significant portions of almond orchards in California, where 80% of the world's supply of the product is grown. The damage from the rats has caused a significant economic loss to ...