After years of rising complaints and worsening infestations, Toronto has all-but-officially declared a war on rats—one made necessary for reasons that may (or may not) surprise you. “Climate change is ...

(CNN) — 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, and the ...

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday that ...

Mariya Sudarska and Brian Lambert believe “Ratatouille,” a film about a rat who dreams of being a chef, is a “cinematic masterpiece.” They admire the movie’s message about how an “underdog” such as ...

A home allegedly infested by rats. Brenda Shulpius wrote into WINK News, saying a home on NE 2nd Ave in Cape Coral is filled with rats that also die in her yard, and now she says, it's getting her ...

Baltimore County officials are looking for solutions to an escalating rat problem plaguing several Towson neighborhoods. Residents of Towson Manor Village have seen rats for years, but this summer, ...

Residents of a community near Wolfville, N.S., who are dealing with a massive rat infestation say they're frustrated by the lack of action taken to get it under control. Natasha Banks says she first ...

The visual was both striking and unsettling: dozens of rats scurrying about a property in the heart of downtown Huntington this summer. In videos that went viral, they were seen taking over a vacant ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...