Those who live in a complex off of Benning Road said illegally dumped mattresses, couches, and even a toilet continue to ...

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 ...

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As ...

Good news, New York! Your endless war on rats has achieved its first tiny victory, and all it took was discovering what the ...

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

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

Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to ...

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 ...

Urban ecologists looked at 16 cities from Tokyo to New Orleans and found New York City had the fourth-highest rat population ...

The study did not count rats directly; instead, it analyzed rat sighting complaints submitted by city residents.