A rat control experiment is halfway into its one-year pilot, and the alder pushing the project wants to see the concept ...

Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some scientists and municipal governments asking: is birth control part of the ...

Integrated approach can include the use of bait stations, burrow traps, furrow fumigation, and the placement of owl boxes.

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

Welp, it's another day in the good ol' US of A. Patrik Giardino / Getty Images In NYC's latest attempts to shrink its rat population (if you recall, last year, the city appointed a "rat czar"), the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city ...

Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel... Too many rats? Birth control is one city's answer ...