One morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he'd been storing there was torn to shreds. Days later he noticed a pungent smell too. It ...

Recently ranked the rattiest of the country’s major cities, Washington has an ongoing rat problem—one long met with furrowed ...

A study published in Current Biology January 23, “Rats replay episodic memories in context,” reveals that episodic memory documented in rats can ultimately enable researchers to further explore the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination. Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND We ...

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 ...

Of the many myths that have followed the Brown Rat around New York City down the years perhaps the most commonly cited –and loved– is the one about there being one rat per person. That would equal ...

City data actually suggest that rat sightings are declining. But horror stories are everywhere, and a single rat in a stroller is enough to set off a panic. By Christopher Maag Rachel Chase, a ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...