Even a pet rat can be cute as evidenced by one submission in last year’s Precious Pet Photo contest that benefits the Benton Women’s Club.

Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats to sniff out tuberculosis and explosives in the past. And they have now expanded the rodents' scent repertoire to detect illegally trafficked animal ...

Commenters on social media are debating whether it was a rat or another type of rodent that hitched a ride on a flight from Dallas to Los Angeles last week Boarding1Now/Getty; Nicola Warburton ...

It’s not clear how the “super rat” got onboard, but the unusual passenger had far more legroom than anyone else. The incident raised a lot of questions, included if the rodent was even a rat ...

Angel Schonabaum pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 24 to multiple charges in connection with the 2023 rat attack Vanderburgh County Jail Content warning: This story contains graphic details.

CBS News Chicago went on the hunt for one Logan Square exterminator who is winning over her neighborhood after 50 rats have been removed. "Everybody loves Monica so much, and they're asking for ...

Orkin said the city's years-long struggle with rats is driven largely by its infrastructure and environment: "Chicago's abundance of alleys provides rodents with hidden havens, offering plenty of ...

"The streets of Chicago are a playground for rats. They chew constantly to explore new resources, contaminate food, and damage property,” John Kane, Orkin's national accounts entomologist and ...

With an abundance of alleys, Chicago provides rats with ideal hiding spots, offering both shelter and a never-ending buffet of trash. Rodents also enjoy burrowing beneath subway tracks and around ...

The city has formed a new task force aimed at addressing the rat problem. The task force’s primary focus will be to develop effective extermination strategies. Samantha Wilson, a resident of ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...