Shocking scenes at a grocery store in Vladivostok, Russia, in early February: a giant rat was spotted in the refrigerated meat section tucking into prime cuts of packaged meat. Repulsed shoppers ...

Cops arrested Diego N, better known by his alias "La Rata Gorda", or "The Fat Rat", after a 48-hour long operation carried out by four different forces. The detainee was named as the suspected ...

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

Rat populations have spiked in cities with warming temperatures resulting from climate change or urban heat islands, found a study released Friday in the journal Science Advances. Researchers ...

Two subway stations in the neighborhood claimed the top two spots for rat sightings on a popular app over the last 30 days. The 116th Street subway station has been crowned the rattiest of all ...

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 ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger.

Here’s some good news for anyone still holding on to their post-holiday weight loss resolution: That low-fat cheese you’ve been forcing yourself to eat probably isn’t as healthy as you think.

Spiders can reach their top running speeds again soon after self-amputating a limb – a trick that could inspire robots that can move more effectively when they are damaged. When threatened by a ...

"He’s going to make the All-Star Team," Barkley said. "I’m not going. I’m not going to that rat-infested place out in San Francisco." Barkley responded to one of his colleagues calling San ...