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Members of a Long Island family say they feel like they are living next door to a zoo -- and that it smells like one, too.

Rodent pests have always been a problem in Sonoma County. If you spend time on Nextdoor, you’ll notice a steady stream of ...

It has black button eyes and long, thin whiskers that tremble when it looks around curiously. Unlike most rats, this one has a name, Plume, and gets to enjoy the rare privilege of wandering around ...

Though they're not inherently dirty animals, rats scavenge in sewers and bins and can pass on serious diseases to humans. Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) is transmitted through their urine, and ...

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Residents in Plymouth, Michigan are reporting a significant rat problem on the city's northwest side. Nearby construction projects are believed to be a major cause, driving rats into neighborhoods for ...

Facing an alleyway, the 5-foot-9-inch man clad in khakis and a blue polo shirt with the City of Somerville logo knelt until his sneakers hovered inches above the ground. His eyes darted to a trail of ...

Jonathan Richardson is an associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond. Rats have plagued humans for centuries, but as cities expand and temperatures rise, these resilient creatures ...

Let’s say you’re late for an appointment and get stuck at a red light behind lots of cars. You might not even make it through the next light. And then you see a sideroad or a gas station or even a ...

If you've ever bypassed a red light by cutting through a neighborhood, parking lot, or corner gas station, you've used a driving tactic referred to as "rat-running." Essentially, this is a technique ...

EAGLE ROCK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has closed a Subway restaurant in Eagle Rock after workers raised the alarm about a rat infestation. Restaurant ...