Kenny Bollwerk, aka "Rat Daddy," takes people on tours to see rats in New York City. He said people come from all over the country to catch sight of the city's rodent mascots. Bollwerk, however, does ...

People may become infected when they eat unwashed produce hiding the mollusks. Home-growing food and keeping pets also raises the risk.

China's "lying flat" counterculture spawned the trend of doing absolutely nothing. Young people post videos of themselves lying in bed all day and celebrating the lifestyle. Some are calling ...

My love affair with rats came imperceptibly, without ready origins. Certainly, it didn’t start with a youthful embrace of pet rats—my friend Will had a few, and their furry bodies scampering around ...

A new demographic label has swept through China’s social-media feeds in recent months: “rat people.” The term, which describes young adults who retreat into small rooms, avoid socializing and spend ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the reason residents are leaving the Big Apple in droves is, in part, due to the ongoing rat infestation. "Some people who have children and families decide ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing ...

Do you have pets that most people wouldn't think could be friends? Zeus is big brother to Kronos, two adorable Pit Bulls who are always together. Their parents shared a video in mid-July of the two of ...

After two decades in Chicago’s North Side neighborhood Roscoe Village, the unofficial landmark was removed on Wednesday, April 24 Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP Chicago’s “rat hole” ...