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 ...

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

Harlem has more vermin scurrying through its subway stations than any other neighborhood in the five boroughs, new data shows.

Burgeoning rat populations are a big problem for cities ... It had a 1.5 times greater growth in rat populations than New York City. The tell-tale sign of a rat problem in DC is a hole chewed ...

“In New Orleans, they make a big effort to get out into neighbourhoods ... what makes a property less likely to have rats,” Richardson says. New York recently stepped up its rat-fighting ...