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

A new study has revealed how rat populations have "significantly" increased over the last 10 years, which has caused major ...

The study analyzed records of rat sightings in 16 cities over an average period of twelve years, examining public rat ...

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As ...

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington ...

Climate change, especially warming winters, is linked to rising rat populations in cities, according to a new study. It found ...

Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are ...