There are an estimated 7 billion rats in the world. Though there are over 60 species of rats worldwide, homes, businesses, and sewers most commonly suffer from the brown or grey Norway rat. Rats are ...

Somewhere in my hometown right now, a long, wet Norway rat is poking its twitchy pink nose above the water surface in a toilet bowl. Seattle also has another species, roof rats, which nest in ...

“it's funny because we have a saying in Norway about Texas. When something is like very chaotic or big or like, not in control, you would say that it's like something is completely Texa ...

This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been spared the ...

If you’ve ever had a rat infestation in your home, you’ve probably wondered how fast they populate. After all, where there’s one rat, there are dozens more! Or perhaps you have a pet rat, and you ...

published in the journal Science Advances on Friday, that lays bare the scale of Toronto’s problem. Of the 16 cities analyzed, Toronto had the third-fastest growing rat population.

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.

New York is facing its rat problem head-on. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 ...

More than 400 additional Texas National Guard troops arrived at the Texas-Mexico border on Monday. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday ...

We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...