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

Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.

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Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been spared the Upper Midwest's extreme wind chills, not to mention the shock of record-breaking snow in the deep South, in this week ...

FILE - A rat is seen in Central Park in New York, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) NEW YORK (AP) — This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering ...

Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been spared the Upper Midwest’s extreme wind chills, not to mention the shock of record-breaking snow in the deep South, in this ...

NEW YORK (AP) — This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been ...

But it boosts efforts to get rid of them, says city “rat czar” Kathleen Corradi. “It’s stressing out rats. It’s putting them in their burrows,” she says.