Welcome to the rat trapper’s dilemma. “Tombstone” rat traps, an early 19th-century design from the collection of Shawn Woods, who hosts a YouTube channel called “Mousetrap Monday.” “I’m trying to ...

A rat abatement poster hangs on a lamppost in a Chicago alley, announcing the area's last visit by city rodent control workers. Credit: Shawn Mulcahy My hair is neatly combed these days, no longer the ...

They might not be everyone’s favourite animals, but rats are far more fascinating than most people think. These small rodents have lived close to humans for centuries, quietly adapting to every kind ...

Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study that also discovered a novel ...

One morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he'd been storing there was torn to shreds. Days later he noticed a pungent smell too. It ...

Most people don't have very favorable opinions on rats, who are maligned in urban landscapes for rifling through trash, carrying diseases and generally being creepy scavengers. Their long tails are ...

Ernie Schicchi thinks like a rat. And it’s a valuable way to think right now, with New York City so overridden with rodents that Mayor Adams wants to appoint a “rat czar” to clean up the place. Having ...

Q. The rats have been getting into my car engine and chewing the wires. How can I keep them out? Welcome to the club! All our cars have been invaded by rats, and my daughter just spent a couple ...