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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 warning that cities across the US and beyond are becoming far rattier, and t ...

If scorching heat waves, destructive storms, prolonged droughts and rising seas aren’t enough to make some folks fear the ...