There is a new pest in the Treasure Valley: rats. You wouldn’t think the little varmints would want to come to a place named ...

The Norway rats and the woodrats are about the same size ... They are mostly nocturnal, having large eyes and ears and long whiskers to help find their way in the dark. They do not hibernate, so they ...

“It’s very exciting that Norway rats, a highly destructive, invasive predator, may soon be gone from these wonderful ocean islands,” Ian Jones, a professor of biology at the Memorial ...

On Tuesday, the province announced a $110,000 public awareness campaign for billboards, posters and other materials asking ...

(The misnomer “Norway rat” may have arisen when an infested ... Williams walks over to a large cage and picks out a fat gray rat with an ivory belly and a split ear from a youthful brawl.

The species of rat predominately found in Chicago is the Norway rat, according to the rodent control bureau. The Norway rat originated in Asia centuries ago and has an average lifespan of six to ...

A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities to examine the ...

Baltimore’s Rat Rubout team takes 235,000 calls a year, seeking to exterminate the vermin population plaguing neighborhoods.

The social behaviors of the Rattus norvegicus, commonly known as the Norway rat, are far more complex than previously thought, according to a team of researchers from ELTE Eötvös Loránd University.

A male rat tries to mate with as many female rats as possible. Even though brown rats are also called Norway rats, the geographical name’s not accurate. They’re not from Norway. They’re from ...