Citywide, rat sightings are down 18.4% this year compared to the same period in 2024, 311 complaint data show. Complaints of rat-friendly conditions and other signs of rodents are also down citywide.

Discover the elusive subalpine woolly rat, filmed for the first time in New Guinea's mountains, revealing new insights into its behavior and habitat.

A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an African giant pouched rat who works with APOPO, a nonprofit that ...

Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study that also discovered a ...

Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware.

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...

A mine-sniffing African giant pouched rat named Ronin has been acknowledged by the Guinness World Records.

Microsoft has discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) that employs "sophisticated techniques" to avoid detection, maintain persistence, and extract sensitive data.

Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because ...

The Rat Dance Meme, also known as the Milton’s Dancing Rat Trend, features a dancing 3D animated rat, whose moves have since turned into a viral dance trend. The crude video, made in the ...

ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, uncovering new methods to curb the rat population.

MOROGORO, Tanzania — 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 ...