Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's little relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in ...

Today's health news includes the genetics of picky eating, new rules on research misconduct, and a Science issue devoted to ...

African giant pouched rats proved adept at detecting four commonly trafficked products derived from endangered species ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

Valley Fever cases are on the rise and scientists are beginning to figure out why - California saw multiple Valley Fever ...

According to experts, we’re entering a “peak rodent season”, as rats are most active between the months of September and ...

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...

A six-month-old baby was found covered in blood with bone exposed after being brutally attacked and bitten more than 50 times by rats. The infant, who was resting in a bassinet in his parents ...

Third District Niagara County Legislator Christopher McKimmie has lived in Niagara Falls’ LaSalle neighborhood for more than a decade, but this year was the first time he had seen a rat in the area.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Neighbors in Niagara Falls are seeking solutions as they deal with a rat problem that they say has gotten out of control. Local lawmakers are trying to tackle the problem ...

An Indiana man was found guilty of three felonies after his infant child was found with rat bites and nearly died.