A new study linked increased rat numbers to climate change and urban heat islands. D.C. measures the rat population by the ...

A new study has found that Washington, DC, has experienced the largest increase in its rat population, and their numbers are only getting larger. Published in Science Advances, the study analyzed ...

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 ...

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

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Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, ...

A new study shows that nearly a dozen cities including Washington DC, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, and Amsterdam are witnessing ‘significant increases’ in their rat population. Researchers used ...

It revealed “significant increasing trends” in rat numbers in 11 of the 16 cities, according to their study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances. Washington DC, San Francisco ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames climate change, urbanization and other human actions. A first-of ...