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

Basically, the future is shaping up to be a lot rattier. More rats, in short, is not great. These animals can carry dozens of pathogens and parasites, such as the bugs that cause hantavirus ...

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 ...

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.

While climate change and the resulting rising temperatures are threatening animal populations worldwide, rats are actually ...