Rats’ social behavior, socialization, and relationship to their traits are far more complex than what we expected.

The social behaviors of the Rattus norvegicus, commonly known as the Norway rat,  are far more complex than previously ...

Identifying what type of rodent has taken up residence in your home or yard is the first step towards evicting these ...

From poison to redesigned trash cans, New York City has tried everything to prevent rats from overrunning its streets—except accepting them.

Rats are notorious for chewing through wood or burrowing under concrete to find food and shelter inside homes, often nesting in gardens first. However, while many experts recommend chemical ...

Most of the Tri-Cities calls are for roof rats, although there also are some calls about Norway rats, Miller said. Roof rats, which have tails longer than their heads and bodies, tend to be ...

One theory was that adopting an albino rat would scare off the other wild rats - who would think the albino is a ghost. Despite their infamy, rats have sometimes kept Parisians alive and offered a ...

Despite Mayor Eric Adams last year employing a “rat czar” in a bid to help ease the infestation, residents of the five boroughs were frequently calling Terminix for their services. Los Angeles ...

Like other waterfront cities, Baltimore is prone to rat infestation. The Norway rat, more commonly known as the brown rat, is the most prevalent in the city, feasting on garbage including animal ...

“Norway rats” — also known as “brown rats ... But these are domesticated animals, not feral or wild creatures that call the city home. Adrian Benepe, president of the Brooklyn Botanic ...

"Everyone that knows me knows one thing: I hate rats," he said at a press conference in October 2022. Getting rid of rats has been somewhat of an obsession for Adams, with the city’s first ever ...