In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her fiery symptoms—worms burrowing into her brain. By this point, she was alert ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

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.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

“He was like ‘That’s just rat poison, don’t look at that stuff.’” Chandler’s football days are over. He eventually accepted a scholarship from Clemson before becoming a full-time baseball player when ...

Sand Mountain Sam is an opossum that predicts the weather around Feb. 2 every year, this year he did not see his shadow, which means there will be an early spring! Many people may be more familiar ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

Although the adage that you’re never more than six feet away from a rat is something of an exaggeration, it’s true that they will probably be nearby, particularly in urban areas. They often exist hand ...

In the lull between Gameweeks, FPL Family’s Sam talks us through her early thoughts on chip strategy and the Assistant Manager chip. Our writers are providing regular articles throughout the season, ...

A customer photographed a rat in Sam's 99p store, in Market Place, on January 18 - but the shop's management said it "did not belong to the store" and instead "fell from the ceiling". The ...