A new report by the city's watchdog says that Chicago's rodent abatement program is unlikely to achieve long-term control of ...

A national conference that will be held in Boston next month will take a close look at some of the city’s furriest, and most hated, residents. The second-ever National Urban Rat Summit will be held on ...

A parasitic worm discovered in rats nearly a century ago has quietly spread to every warm corner of the globe, and a single ...

Peek inside the burrow and discover a social rodent that lives in communities much like those of many insects.

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 ...