Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

Carbondale Public Library welcomed the Year of the Snake by hosting a reptile program Jan. 29, the first day of the Lunar New ...

Sharpsburg will be adding new parking enforcement tools for the police department this year. Council unanimously voted on Jan ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.

“He was like ‘That’s just rat poison, don’t look at that stuff.’” Chandler’s football days are over. He eventually accepted a scholarship from Clemson before becoming a full-time baseball player when ...

A beauty rat snake is pictured in an undated photograph ... Su said. In central Taiwan, Shei-Pa National Park in Miaoli County and Hehuanshan National Forest Recreation Area in Nantou County saw ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

Those born under the Rat zodiac sign are set to encounter numerous opportunities. Rats are unlikely to face harm from ill-intentioned individuals. However, caution remains essential—whether in health, ...