There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames climate change, urbanization and other human actions. A ...

(CNN) — There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier, and the ...

NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats ... than the islands without. Fighting back, conservationists have been trying to eradicate rats with ambitious poisoning campaigns, targeting larger ...