Rats

Experts argue that the population increase in rodents is because of warmer climates, urbanization and recent legislation.

"This would genuinely send me over the edge," one TikTok user wrote.

USDA confirms H5N1 bird flu in four black rats in Riverside County, California amid growing mammal infections.

A mother was shocked to find what was underneath the lid of the sandbox, and internet users couldn't believe it either.

New York City's new trash reforms require residential buildings with fewer than 10 units to use lidded bins.

The intelligent rodents have a particularly keen nose and have been previously trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis.

A Boston neighborhood's use of birth control to prevent rat overpopulation will not be adopted citywide.

Male and female pair of rats can result in up to 15,000 rodents within a year. It's hoped contraceptives will help with the issue.

"I was confused why I was so intrigued by this gentle giant," Elizabeth Coll told Newsweek as Chad Piper arrived to sort her pest problem.

The footage has garnered over 40 million views, but some users are concerned, with one saying, "Please don't do this!"

The poster's unusual pet and its hilarious reaction to getting petted immediately wet viral on the platform.

Four people have died from the disease in the U.S. since the start of 2024.

Countless areas in New York failed their last rat inspection.

This creature "was thought to be extinct a couple of decades ago, so it's a really rare and threatened species," said Bush Heritage Australia's Nick Mogford.

The rodent rescue founder was inspired when she realized how much her pet liked her dinner.

The video of the confrontation between the two animals has amassed over half-a-million views in just two days.

Winslow Dumaine told Newsweek he "laughed out loud" when he saw it as "just such a perfectly distilled visual comedy."

The latest findings shed new light on the process of dying and the accompanying changes that occur in the brain.

Thousands of rats are thought to have died after swimming out to a nearby sand island in search of food.

Scientists who analyzed rats' thoughts using a "thought detector" found that their neural activity relating to memories was similar to humans.

"The Russian trench rat/mice issue is a fairly serious one," OSINTtechnical, an X (formerly known as Twitter) account said.

A travel app has added a feature to let New Yorkers track how many rats are hanging out in their local subway stop.

There are 3 million rats in the Big Apple, and some of them are whoppers. Are the mayor's attempts to eradicate them having an impact?

The viral video has sparked debate on social media, with some users writing the rodent is adorable, while another posted that it was their worst fear.

The man had been hospitalized repeatedly with the same symptoms when it was found he ingested Bromadiolone and Coumatetralyl—two chemicals used in rat poison.

The children, aged 4 to 16, were dirty, malnourished, uneducated, and one little girl's hair was so matted there were maggots living in it, police say.

"I would literally take a bullet for Koda," said one user.

Police say "several bags" containing approximately 30 domesticated hooded rats were discarded.

The 18-year-old patient was also suffering from a fever, vomiting, and yellowing of the skin and eyes.

A man can be heard saying in the video, "I don't know what to do! There's endless rats. Oh my God!"