Baltimore County officials are looking for solutions to an escalating rat problem plaguing several Towson neighborhoods. Residents of Towson Manor Village have seen rats for years, but this summer, ...

The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures from climate change are fueling explosive growth in the global rat ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams detailed plans to get trash bags off the streets, saying "plastic bags mean rodents" Getty New York City is battling a rat problem — and Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday ...

The rats are scampering everywhere in NYC nowadays — and we’re not talking about FBI informants. Since the start of 2022, the Big Apple has seen its worst infestation since 2010 — the first year that ...

New York City finally found its "rat czar" to take on the rodents in the Big Apple, but one critic says the problem likely won’t be fixed until humans change their behavior. People for the Ethical ...

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 boom is ...

Mariya Sudarska and Brian Lambert believe “Ratatouille,” a film about a rat who dreams of being a chef, is a “cinematic masterpiece.” They admire the movie’s message about how an “underdog” such as ...

Residents in Boston's Allston neighborhood tend to have a moniker for the area: Rat City. The title even graces their annual Rat City Art Festival. While neighbors may have adopted the name, they have ...