INSIDERS at a notorious Scottish prison have told how kitchen staff are battling a horrendous RAT infestation. Glasgow’s Barlinnie Prison is the biggest north of the border and has housed ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Richmond has revealed that growing rat populations are the world are closely ...

The “rat patrol” has been on the warpath. No, not the Rat Patrol from the TV show in the 1960s. This is the city's “rat ...

Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, ...

Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

The researchers analyzed rat complaints and inspection reports for 16 cities that had consistent, long-term data available. More than two-thirds of those cities saw a significant increase in rat ...

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

Elaine Power first became interested in studying coprophagy—the practice of eating feces—when she was teaching high school ...