Elie Dolgin follows the tale of the researchers who are bringing the rat back into the race. On a chilly late autumnal day in November 2008, Aron Geurts marched into a windowless basement animal ...

The city has signed people up for what it calls an elite squad of rat fighters, named " NYC rat pack.” It's an uphill battle.

The words “the Rat Pack” instantly summon some vibrant images to mind: tuxedos, cocktails and the streets of swinging 1960s ...