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

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

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.

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 warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

On January 18, 2025, in Zhejiang, China, @Memory(RatRatEdition) shared a video of a rat playing a piano. In the video, the rat’s small hands are seen skillfully playing a piano on a mobile phone.

FILE - A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ...