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

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

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

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 is keeping down the rat population ...

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

Recent frost weather in New York City is causing rats to hide away in the burrows and not go out mingling and having sex, it ...

Rats are particularly notorious in New York City’s subways ... Users reported the largest groups of rats at the 3rd Ave-149th Street station, where 54% of users reported seeing “so many ...

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 ...

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, BetUS is hosting a contest where the jilted and betrayed can name a New York City street rat after their former flame. BetUS is hosting a contest where the jilted and ...

New York City’s wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus ... At the same time, the rodent’s food source tends to shrivel because people are out less and therefore discarding few food wrappers and other ...

New York City’s wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus ... and therefore discarding few food wrappers and other rat snacks on the streets, Corradi said. All that makes for stressed rats and ...