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 ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at rat ...

Exercising everyday is extremely important. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that adults aged between 18 and 64 years should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- A house of horrors in Orange County overrun with rats has been declared a public nuisance by the city of Irvine as neighbors grow frustrated with rodents roaming around freely ...

A home infested with rats is frustrating residents of a neighborhood in Irvine. The home, located on Typee Way, has been drawing complaints from neighbors who have noticed a recent uptick in rat ...

A rat-infested home has plagued an Irvine neighborhood with rodents running around the streets for the last few weeks. Resident Sandy Turner said rats mostly come out of the house at night and camp ...

Chicago's "Rat Hole" may not actually be a rat hole at all, according to a new study. Chicago is known for deep-dish pizzas, museums, the famous statue nicknamed the Bean, and, of course, the Roscoe ...

A viral “rat hole” that captured the imaginations of Chicagoans—and the internet—in 2024 was likely made by a squirrel, not a rat, according to a new study. The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille ...

Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish. Researchers determined it was probably a squirrel that left a rodent-shaped impression in the concrete of the Windy City. Their new ...

A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark. To put the rodent-shaped impression into context, a team of ...

Since at least the 1500s, people have been mesmerized by the legend of a so-called “rat king.” Usually depicted as a mass of a rodents with their tails tied in a knot, the specific details can vary by ...