Climate change, especially warming winters, is linked to rising rat populations in cities, according to a new study. It found ...

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

The study analyzed records of rat sightings in 16 cities over an average period of twelve years, examining public rat ...

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

THE cold weather can make you want to hunker down and shelter from the elements. Unfortunately, this cosy time of year is ...

Rats need warmer temperatures for reproduction, prolonging the Oestrous Cycle. They have the capacity to produce 8 to 16 ...

This cold weather is causing some e-rat-tile dysfunction. Dirty rats aren’t doing the dirty deed in New York City as experts say a streak of Arctic temps have put the usually randy vermin’s libidos on ...

That means in the winter, rats are limited in how much time they spend above ground searching for food. Richardson and his colleagues looked at 16 cities to see what factors, including warming ...