The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures from climate change are fueling explosive growth in the global rat ...

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 ...

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 spared the Upper ...

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

A sports betting company is wagering that scorned lovers hate their exes so badly they want to name a NYC rat after them.

The city only tracks rat sightings above ground, and like Transit, relies on self-reported data. Just about 1,000 311 calls were made in January for vermin reports — most of which came out of Brooklyn ...

New York City's recently stepped up rat-fighting, which includes replacing garbage in bags on the street with rat-resistant containers, hasn't quite shown up in Richardson's data yet, but rat czar ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

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

More plastic is headed to New York City streets to help it reduce its rat problems. The city recently began requiring bins ...

FILE - A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ...