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 ...

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

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

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

Climate change is fueling a surge in rat populations across major US cities, with Washington, DC, seeing the worst increase ...

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

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

The “rat patrol” has been on the warpath. No, not the Rat Patrol from the TV show in the 1960s. This is the city's “rat ...

Urban rat populations have surged dramatically in recent years, with some cities experiencing increases of nearly 400%, ...