In addition to its iconic skyline, historic sites, and world class culture and food, New York City is also famous for rats. Rats are particularly notorious in New York City’s subways ...

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

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 ...

“So we kind of get to double down now while the rats are ‘feeling the heat’ from this cold snap.” New York City's wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

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

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

NEW YORK — New York City's war on rats appears to be working, with rat complaint calls to 311 down by more 25% in 2024 compared to the year before, officials say. According to 311, Hell's ...

The streets of East Yorkshire are set to be filled with 50 giant rat sculptures as part of a new art trail. A Mischief of Rats will run from 3 May and is set to pay tribute to 1960's band The Rats ...

New York City and Amsterdam experienced the biggest growth. Just three saw declines: New Orleans, Louisville and Tokyo. The study linked rat increases to several factors, including high population ...