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

Petting large rodents the size of Border Terriers is – controversially – not on Metro’s ‘best things to do in Prague’ list.

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

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An extra month may not sound like much ... multiple experts said. “The rat is the third most successful mammal behind humans and house mice. So it evolved and engineered to live alongside ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

A new study shows that nearly a dozen cities including Washington DC, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, and Amsterdam are witnessing ‘significant increases’ in their rat population. Researchers used ...

Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

FILE - A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ...

It’s because rats like these have saved thousands of lives ... an international organization that for years has used trained animals to help humans. APOPO is an acronym for the Dutch phrase ...