D.C. is doubling down on efforts to kill rats in some of its most infested neighborhoods by returning to a method the city has tried before: birth control. The approach, this time combined with an ...

WORCESTER – Wherever there is dense urban living, there's likely to be rats scurrying about. That's the case in big cities and midsize ones like Worcester, where rats are not only a nuisance but also ...

MOROGORO, Tanzania – Rats have long been misunderstood, often seen as pests rather than pals. However, the African giant pouched rat, the largest in the world, possesses special qualities that have ...

Take a trip to New York City, and it wouldn't be uncommon to stumble upon a frenzied rat scurrying across a subway platform or to spot one of the creatures slinking into a gap in a sidewalk curb. That ...

Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions. A first-of-its-kind examination ...