Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's little relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in ...

It is much bigger than other vole species. Scotland’s water voles often appear darker, with many having a black coat. The similar brown rat is larger, with grey-brown fur, a pointed nose, large ears ...

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...

Third District Niagara County Legislator Christopher McKimmie has lived in Niagara Falls’ LaSalle neighborhood for more than a decade, but this year was the first time he had seen a rat in the area.

In their closing remarks, the prosecution emphasized the permanent scars and disfigurement the child would have to bear, living in what was described as an "unclean, unsanitary, rat-infested house." ...