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 ...

Could birth control be the key to curbing Chicago's rat infestation? A new pilot program moving away from rat poison is launching on Tuesday in what has been dubbed America's "rattiest city." The new ...

Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements in parallel with human urban infrastructure. Several North American cities are considering the use of new ...

Chicago's rodent problem is well known, but a new pilot program testing rat birth control to curb the population in problem areas is underway to help rein it in. The concept behind the program is ...

NEW YORK — New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that have ...

D.C. is using birth control medication to prevent rodent pregnancies in the city’s latest attempt to curb the rising rat population. Ayanna Bennett, the director of D.C. Health, said the hormonal ...

Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their own rat settlements in parallel with human urban infrastructure. Cities are ideal habitats for rats because they offer everything a ...