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Rats

A rat's head rests as it is constricted in an opening in the bottom of a garbage can in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Oct. 18, 2016.

To control rat populations, birth control may be more effective than poison

Environment

Rats and humans have lived together forever. So why do we keep trying to kill them? We take a look at a few places that are rethinking pest extermination.

Rat on patrol

The rat could become man’s newest best friend

Science
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