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

Urban ecologists looked at 16 cities from Tokyo to New Orleans and found New York City had the fourth-highest rat population ...

New York is facing its rat problem head-on. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 ...

Cities tend to be hotter than rural areas — because concrete and other human infrastructure absorb and re-emit more heat than ...

Warmer winters mean they don’t have to stay sheltered as long and increased warmth boosts their survival and reproduction ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A snowy owl named Ghost eats a frozen rat at the Bird Treatment and Learning Center on Feb. 6, 2025, in ...

While climate change and the resulting rising temperatures are threatening animal populations worldwide, rats are actually ...

A geriatric woman and her associates are terrorizing Lower East Side locals by dumping dozens of pounds of birdseed in a tiny local park, turning the space into a putrid buffet for pigeons and ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...