Bill Rosenfield reimagines the playwright’s early work about the souring relationship between newlywed artists Hell is other people – especially if you’re married to them. Noël Coward’s characters ...

A remote access Trojan (RAT)-as-a-service uses the Google Play Store to build poisoned versions of Android apps. That RAT's name is "Cellik," and it was covered this week in research published by ...

Never doubt Big Jim, not even when it comes to the life-saving measures required to save a helpless rat from peril. The rat, known as Beanie, would have drowned were it not for the decades-strong ...

Discover how to build a humane mousetrap using only paper and everyday household items. This step-by-step tutorial covers every detail, from crafting sturdy paper tubes to assembling a clever bait ...

A home infested with rats is frustrating residents of a neighborhood in Irvine. The home, located on Typee Way, has been drawing complaints from neighbors who have noticed a recent uptick in rat ...

The rats are going Hollywood. Los Angeles has claimed the top spot on Orkin’s Top 50 Rattiest Cities list, ending Chicago’s decade-long reign. The city’s warm climate, dense neighborhoods, and ...

The trend for extinct or thought-to-be-lost creatures might be to revive them, but it’s undeniably cooler to actually prove that they still exist. And the rediscovered giant woolly rat is a creature ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the famed “Chicago rat hole.” (“Pizza Rat” is a notable exception.) But the ...

For nearly two years, Chicagoans and tourists have treated a small imprint in a Roscoe Village sidewalk like a sacred site. The so-called "Chicago Rat Hole," which has existed for 20-30 years before ...

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Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish. Researchers determined it was probably a squirrel that left a rodent-shaped impression in the concrete of the Windy City. Their new ...