Rat Poison

Pregnant Woman Who Ate Poison Charged With Murder After Baby's Death

AP | CHARLES WILSON | Posted 05.12.2012

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman who ate rat poison while she was pregnant has lost her bid to have murder and feticide charges against her dropped in Ind...

Victoria Zackheim: Rats In San Francisco?

Red Room | Posted 01.23.2012

Red Room

With growth comes change -- tonier restaurants, a decidedly improved quality of espresso, and a few unwelcome guests forced out of their habitats by bulldozers. At the top of that list: Norwegian wharf rats.

10 Arrested In Chinatown For Selling Extremely Dangerous Rat Poison

Posted 11.20.2011

Ten Chinatown shop owners were arrested on misdemeanor charges last week for selling illegal, highly toxic rat and cockroach pesticides, some of which...

Cops: Woman Ate Rat Poison Before Giving Birth, Leading To Baby's Death

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say they're investigating the death of a 3-day-old whose mother ate rat poison a week before giving birth. P...

Why 10,000 Toddlers Are Poisoned Each Year From Rat Poison

Dr. Gary Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Gary Ginsberg

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported last week that 10,000 toddlers are poisoned every year from the ingestion of rat poison.

Lord Howe Island Will Have 42 Tons of Rat Poison Dumped On It To Protect Its Wildlife

Treehugger | Stephen Messenger | Posted 05.25.2011

Lord Howe Island, 800 miles off the coast of Sydney and considered by many to be one of the most beautiful places in the world, has a rat problem. Isl...

The Mystery Rock at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Nick Carr

On a trip to Brooklyn's Borough Hall, a mysterious plastic rock captures my eye. Is it for passing along top secret notes, or is there a more insidious purpose?