New York City has deployed a new method for killing rats that's so effective, nearly every targeted rat has died — but that doesn't mean the city's solved its notorious rat problem for good.

"If you step onto an island with rats, there are next to no seabirds." By killing seabirds, this study revealed, rats disrupt a healthy ecosystem that depends on the seabird droppings, which ...

The price can increase further if the rats hide in hard-to-reach places, like inside air ducts, beneath foundations or under floorboards. There are essentially three different options for rat ...

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By Amanda Holpuch The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St. Paul Island, in 2018, residents took nearly a year to find and kill it. Officials fear another rat has arrived, and they have ...

Crackdown on teacher-only days labelled a "kick in the guts", prescription rates for puberty blockers under scrutiny and excitement grows for F1 as Kiwi Liam Lawson joins the grid. An ...

When Kaylee Byers joined the Vancouver Rat Project a decade ago ... universally in wildlife where the rodenticides were used to kill the intended targets. But even after many years of research ...

Her enthusiasm drives her work. "I want to kill them. That’s all I’ve got to say," Olaizola stated bluntly. There are a few ways to rid parks of rats – one of which is using carbon monoxide ...

Rats can’t vomit. This may be a function of their anatomy—their stomachs are “not well structured for moving contents towards the esophagus” is how one study delicately put it—or it may ...

A rat infestation is threatening ... revolvers, guns, gunpowder flasks, leg and arm guards, shoes, chest covers, helmets, and knuckle guards, air guns and bows-and-arrows which were used by ...

Easy-to-use rapid antigen tests (RAT) have been a mainstay of New Zealand’s pandemic toolkit since they were rolled out in 2022 and then made freely accessible with masks. From next week ...