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

New York City is getting rattier, thanks to climate change. That’s a takeaway from a new study, which found cities that ...

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

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

In reality, the Rat Pack offers regular citizens a crash course ... There's no definitive count of the rat populace in New York, though one recent estimate placed it at about 3 million.

A little rat scouring New York City subway tracks in search of something ... A rat was caught on camera snatching a pack of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups from a pile of trash on the subway tracks ...

New York recently stepped up its rat-fighting with ... up for what it calls an elite squad of rat fighters, named ‘NYC rat pack’. “As our cities warm, urbanise and (increase in) density ...

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

A New Yorker captured hilarious footage showing the moments a rat snagged a pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups from a pile of trash on the subway tracks. Posted January 13, 2025 10:19am EST Share ...

“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 ...

FILE - A rat is seen in Central Park in New York, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ...