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

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 ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

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A new study led by researchers at University of Richmond has revealed that growing rat populations are the world are closely ...

Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, Toronto, New York City and Amsterdam. Washington's rising rat reporting ...

FILE - A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.