Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

Large rat populations can have a damaging effect on cities. Researchers found that living with rats " impacts people and ...

A new study linked increased rat numbers to climate change and urban heat islands. D.C. measures the rat population by the ...

Such cold has, yes, a chilling effect on the Big Apple's notorious rodents. But it boosts efforts to get rid of them, says city “rat czar” Kathleen Corradi. “It's stressing out rats. It’s putting them ...

Rat populations have spiked in cities with warming temperatures resulting from climate change or urban heat islands, found a study released Friday in the journal Science Advances. Researchers analyzed ...

A new study is the first to link rising temperatures with booming rat populations in cities around the world. Rising seas, intensifying droughts, worsening floods — these are well-known effects of ...