Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are ...

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A woman renting a home in Dearborn Heights says she feared a rat problem was running rampant, so she called an inspector.

Seeing a rat may send chills down your spine, but sometimes you can't avoid them. There are places where you might encounter more rats more frequently, though, and they made Yelp's "Infestation Index.

Lawmakers have spent hours debating a surge in rats menacing Boise-area homes and threatening agriculture and public health. Some blamed people moving from blue states.

The visual was both striking and unsettling: dozens of rats scurrying about a property in the heart of downtown Huntington this summer. In videos that went viral, they were seen taking over a vacant ...

With Boston residents voicing new concerns about growing rat populations and worries mounting over the spread of bacterial disease, officials are set to take a renewed look at the city’s pest control ...

I think it’s a fundamental duty of government to take care of infestations such as this,” Idaho state Rep. John Gannon said.

(CNN) — There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier, and the ...