Humans have done a lot to help rats become one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. We leave out food waste and trash. Our buildings and sewers provide cozy homes. We inadvertently help them ...

A recent report finds that, despite legislation limiting such chemicals, dozens of species are still being poisoned. And we ...

Carolina isn't your average retiree. After seven years of devoted work, Carolina, an African giant pouched rat, had sniffed out more than 3,000 cases of tuberculosis that medical tests had missed, ...

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities. Rats! Climate change is helping increase their populations in cities Humans ...