Global warming is helping rats thrive in major cities around the world, with Washington DC seeing the fastest growth in rats ...

Rat populations are set to increase around the world due to rising temperatures and more people living in dense environments, according to an analysis of 16 cities.

Warfarin is the active ingredient in rat poison. Random mutations in the genomes of rats mean that some rats in a population have a natural resistance to warfarin. This causes variation in the rat ...

The AI model was able to eventually match the rats’ image processing capabilities, but only after using more and more ...

It’s time to add rat infestations to the long list of issues that may be made worse by climate change.

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

In one county in England, these "super rats" have built up such resistance ... It's a huge problem, but the pests are only following the rules of evolution: the best-adapted survive.