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

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 ...

The city of Amsterdam is one of 11 where climate change is considered to be having an impact on the rising rat ...

This week’s frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped ...

Researchers pointed to two other big statistical links — that fit ... So it evolved and engineered to live alongside us,” New York City rat czar Kathleen Corradi said during a break at a ...