The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures ...

Rat populations are growing out of control in cities across the United States and the problem is only going to get worse ...

Cape Coral boasts the greatest density of Florida burrowing owls – tiny birds of prey that prefer to live life underground – ...

Urban ecologists looked at 16 cities from Tokyo to New Orleans and found New York City had the fourth-highest rat population ...

Hawaiʻi is considered the epicenter of rat lungworm disease, which is spread when people accidentally consume snails and ...

Introduced predators such as rats and stoats kill more than 25 million native birds and wildlife every year in New Zealand.

An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...

Rat populations are growing in cities around the world because of climate change. A new study explains why this is happening ...

The study did not count rats directly; instead, it analyzed rat sighting complaints submitted by city residents.

Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation, and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth ...

Groundhog Day will be observed Sunday, Feb. 2. To mark the occasion, here is a compilation of information about the whimsical ...