Although cities have ramped up their use of poisons and traps, the number of rats in places like New York City, San Francisco, and Toronto has increased in recent years, according to a new study ...

Urban rat populations appear to be rising with the mercury. Rats already cost the United States approximately $27 billion each year in damage to infrastructure, crops, and contaminated food supplies.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You may not know this, but rats like to find shelter and warmth under the hood of your car. They even like to snack on the wires. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to ...

Ronin on minefield next to danger sign. (Courtesy of APOPO) A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years.. Ronin is an ...

Many now see the name “Rat City” as an opportunity for local pride. “It takes all of those experiences and it gives all those communities an anchor to rally behind at times,” Meinke says.

Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware.

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...

Ronin, who is 5 years old and was born in Tanzania, is much larger than your average pet rat. He is more than 2 feet long – about the length of a cat – and weighs 2.6 pounds, according to APOPO.

Rat that detected dozens of landmines gets award for animal bravery 00:49. An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other ...

Wicker Park and Bucktown testing rat birth control program 02:13. Could birth control be the key to curbing Chicago's rat infestation? A new pilot program moving away from rat poison is launching ...

Trailing behind Queens CB 8 on the list of districts with the highest rat report increases year-over-year are Bronx CB 10 in City Island / Throggs Neck area, which saw a 30.86% increase; and ...

The tiny billboards market Band-Aids as sleep eye masks, Staples rubber bands as workout equipment and Kraft noodles as lifeboats − all for rats.