Such cold has, yes, a chilling effect on the Big Apple's notorious rodents. But it boosts efforts to get rid of them, says ...

New York City’s cold snap is good news for the city’s rat catchers - New York’s ‘rat czar’ Kathleen Corradi says the weather ...

New York City's wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn't hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...

New York — 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 ...

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 ...

Brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race.New research suggests that they crawled off ships arriving in North America earlier than previously thought and out-competed rodent ...