RATS

Months after Berkeley warned residents that rats carrying leptospirosis had been found near a homeless encampment in the city’s Harrison Street corridor, officials have confirmed the city’s first human cases in more than a decade,…

By SARA LAWRENCE Published: 05:00 EST, 20 February 2026 | Updated: 05:00 EST, 20 February 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- My…

The property where Hollywood star Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in February was infested with rats that spread a deadly disease, it has emerged. The 95-year-old actor and his 65-year-old wife were found dead on…

A new study has found that Washington, DC, has experienced the largest increase in its rat population.Published in Science Advances, the study analyzed public complaints and inspection data from 16 cities worldwide, marking the first…

Britain's biggest spider - the size of a man's hand - is surging in populationThe spider was on the verge of extinction in the UK just 14 years agoBy Colin Fernandez Environment Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 09:46…