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

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 ...

This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been spared the ...

This cold weather is causing some e-rat-tile dysfunction. Dirty rats aren’t doing the dirty deed in New York City as experts say a streak of Arctic temps have put the usually randy vermin’s li ...

Now, a team of researchers has trained the rats to identify the scent of smuggled goods, such as elephant ivory, rhino horn, ...

The now-ruined $50 lidded, rolling can, dubbed the NYC Bin, had only been on Berry Street off North Sixth Street for several weeks as part of the city’s latest anti-rat campaign. Under the ...

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