Over the last few years, animal advocates sought to limit the use of anticoagulant rat poisons due to the dangers they pose to wildlife and pets — even as Massachusetts cities continue to struggle ...

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

Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

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.

In response, bird-loving New Zealanders have formed citizens’ groups to trap rats and other predators in parks around Zealandia. The aim is to create a “halo” of habitat that the birds can ...

The AI model was able to eventually match the rats’ image processing capabilities, but only after using more and more resources and computer power to catch up. Though identifying objects in their ...

The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii lures infected rats to their feline predators by making the rodents sexually aroused by cat urine, according to a new study in PLoS One. For over a decade, ...