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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures ...

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 ...

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

The city of Amsterdam is one of 11 where climate change is considered to be having an impact on the rising rat population.

FILE - A rat is seen in Central Park in New York, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ...

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

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