Tenants of storage units near Temple Terrace say rats have taken over, destroying their belongings and making it hazardous to ...

Scientists sorted through data from more than a dozen US and foreign cities to determine what is driving the increase in rat populations in urban areas.

decided to research urban rat trends after seeing media reports of rats taking over cities. These tended to focus on single ...

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth in urban rat populations.

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

These tended to focus on single locations and “usually without a lot of hard data,” he told CNN. He and his team decided to change that. They requested rat stats from the 200 biggest US cities ...