Rats are usually unwelcome visitors in our gardens – they are generally considered vermin and can spread potentially serious diseases, including Leptospirosis, which can lead to Weil’s disease. They ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — 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.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

FILE - A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ...

JABALIA, Gaza (Reuters) - The rats and dogs scavenging amid the ruins of her neighborhood in northern Gaza make Manal Al-Harsh's return to her wrecked home even more miserable. Despite the respite ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

Of course it's your job to smash the thing, though you'll have to catch it first. And there's a rather large rat ogre named Gnawtooth's Pet in the way. The latest update also added a suite of ...

Warren Buffett has somewhat reversed his stance on crypto. © 2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms ...

Launched by Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the TV series from Ryan Murphy continues to enjoy unabated popularity. Productions focusing on true crimes, even in a dramatized version, continue to ...

They have backpacks, ATMs, thousands of bicycles, notes from a nearly century-old homicide case and an infestation of rats that have been feasting on the copious contraband. “We got 400,000 ...