Large rat populations can have a damaging effect on cities. Researchers found that living with rats " impacts people and ...

Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, ...

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 ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

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

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...