Rats are usually unwelcome visitors in our gardens – they are generally considered vermin and can spread potentially serious diseases, including Leptospirosis, which can lead to Weil’s disease. They ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.

“I was a no-star (recruit), then got one offer and then I was a four-star,” Chandler recalled with a smile. “He was like ‘That’s just rat poison, don’t look at that stuff.’” Chandler’s football days ...

JABALIA, Gaza (Reuters) - The rats and dogs scavenging amid the ruins of her neighborhood in northern Gaza make Manal Al-Harsh's return to her wrecked home even more miserable. Despite the respite ...

Rats are in many ways better adapted to cities than the humans that built them. While urbanites struggle with crowds, sparse parking spaces, and their upstairs neighbors stomping around at 4 a.m ...

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 ...

In 2025, the Year of the Yin Wood Snake, Rats are poised for professional and personal growth. Strategically planning career moves, fostering financial stability, and deepening relationships are ...

Mr Welsh, a thin young man with a double rats’ tail haircut, applied for bail in the Magistrates Court on Friday, which was opposed by the prosecution. Magistrate Jane Campbell said he had originally ...

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