Photos show mountains of fly-tipped rubbish and overflowing bins along Birmingham's streets after bin workers went on strike.

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

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 ...

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

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

Shocking photos show mountains of fly-tipped rubbish and overflowing bins along Birmingham’s streets after bin workers went ...

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth in urban rat populations.

A new study found that the warming climate may be partially responsible for Boston’s increasing rat population.

He and his team decided to change that. They requested rat stats from the 200 biggest US cities by population, but found only 13 had the quality long-term data they needed. To give more ...