Chaco Canyon was once the vibrant religious center of a Native American culture whose collapse long remained a mystery—until pack rat middens revealed an import ...

Although cities have ramped up their use of poisons and traps, the number of rats in places like New York City, San Francisco, and Toronto has increased in recent years, according to a new study ...

When human beings are bitten by rat fleas, transfer takes place. Millions of people died from this plague in the Middle Ages, which is thought to have been caused by fleas carried on rats.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You may not know this, but rats like to find shelter and warmth under the hood of your car. They even like to snack on the wires. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to ...

A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that ...

Many now see the name “Rat City” as an opportunity for local pride. “It takes all of those experiences and it gives all those communities an anchor to rally behind at times,” Meinke says.

Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky's ...

Ronin, who is 5 years old and was born in Tanzania, is much larger than your average pet rat. He is more than 2 feet long – about the length of a cat – and weighs 2.6 pounds, according to APOPO.

An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday.

He shared a video duplicating the rat’s dance moves, which went viral and has over 250 million views on TikTok to date. This began what’s been referred to as the Milton’s Dancing Rat Trend.

When the rats are just a few months old, Hebert says, the trainers start teaching them to recognize the scent of target items, such as landmines, tuberculosis or wildlife products, depending on ...

Rat populations spiking in cities due to warming temperatures, study finds Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying ...