Kathleen Corradi is New York City’s first ever director of rodent mitigation. Difficult to count, the best estimate puts the city’s rat population at 2 million. Rats have survived in New York despite ...

The Norway rat — also known as brown rat— is the most populous rat in South Carolina. SC Department of Natural Resources Provided Here’s another best of list Greenville is on — lots of rats. Orkin has ...

Treasure Valley reports sharp rise in rat calls; pros see widespread presence. Rats exploit urban change, warmer winters and ‘human subsidies’ for survival. Experts say control is more likely than ...

Temperatures are dropping, and that tiny mouse in the house looms large as pests make their way inside. University of Missouri Extension state wildlife and fisheries specialist Robert Pierce says it ...

Researchers in Osaka have found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair spinal fractures similar to those caused by osteoporosis. By turning these cells into bone-forming clusters and pairing them ...

In a city that never sleeps—and never seems to run out of rats—Suzanne Reisman has found her calling. Her “Garbage & Rats in NYC” walking tour reveals the city’s trashy underbelly in ways both ...

It’s not just New York City battling a rat problem. Over the past year, reports on social media and to government agencies of rats in the Treasure Valley are spiking. What first began as sightings of ...

There are over 60 recognized species in the genus Rattus. The U.S is home to at least 10 species of rats. Some are native species, others have been introduced, notably the invasive brown rat and black ...

Here in New York City, we humans crown ourselves rulers of the five boroughs—but the kingdom is split. We cohabit with a parallel society that commutes along subway rails, picnics in parks and ...