Humans have been poisoning rodents for centuries. But fast-breeding rats and mice have evolved resistance to earlier poisons.

Anticoagulant rat poisons, known as SGARs, not only avoid addressing the root cause of rodent infestations, they’re also ...

Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince?

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington ...

ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

Rats and mice are often seen as the bane of homes and gardens, largely due to their potential to spread diseases and those unsettling long tails. Unlike most pests that hibernate during winter ...

CHARLESTOWN – A barred owl that apparently consumed rat poison and was struck by a car in Charlestown is clinging to life at a rehabilitation clinic. "Unfortunately, the prognosis is guarded ...

They essentially eat at the same table as humans, multiple experts said. “The rat is the third most successful mammal behind humans and house mice. So it evolved and engineered to live alongside ...