New York, home to nearly as many rats as people, has been fighting the rodent incursion for centuries. The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns ...

Action began in January, before an all-out strike in March. For locals, the flytipping, vermin, maggots and mess are taking a huge environmental and emotional toll ...

This winter, I had the not-so-glamorous job of collecting organ samples from trapped rats in Chicago’s alleys. Normally a dead rat is not particularly attractive, but one caught my eye. Its stomach ...

Recycling and garbage cans overflowing with trash in Allston. Students from other campuses have expressed concern that waste in Allston serves as a food source for rats. COLIN BOYD/DFP STAFF As ...

It was the evening before trash day when I learned that rats get the zoomies, a phenomenon I previously only associated with dogs who suddenly run around in circles to express joy. The three or four ...

Stinking piles of waste, furious protests and a giant rat costume are among the dramatic scenes Birmingham saw this year amid ...

The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures from climate change are fueling explosive growth in the global rat ...

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