Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

A major public health incident has been declared by the city council, with uncollected bin bags attracting rats.

Stinky garbage is piling up on the streets of the U.K.'s second-largest city and causing chaos a month into a strike by trash ...

Bin strikes could lead to the rise of 'super rats' as a wildlife expert has warned that changes in the rodents' eating habits ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

A giant African pouched rat named Ronin has broken the Guinness World Record for discovering landmines in Cambodia.