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

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As ...

Climate change is fueling a surge in rat populations across major US cities, with Washington, DC, seeing the worst increase ...

Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to ...

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.

It gives cities a better picture of the uphill task that they face,” said Jonathan Richardson, an urban ecologist at the University of Richmond who led the work published in ...

Climate change, especially warming winters, is linked to rising rat populations in cities, according to a new study. It found “significant” increases in rat numbers in places including Washington D.C.

Researchers find that rats create neurological maps of places to avoid after experiencing a threat and think about these locations when exhibiting worry-related behaviors. These findings may provide ...

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