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

Join the community that powers NYC’s independent local news. New York City is getting rattier, thanks to climate change. That’s a takeaway from a new study, which found cities that warmed the most saw ...

They’re ratting out their exes. A sports betting company is wagering that scorned lovers hate their exes so badly they want to name a NYC rat after them. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, BetUS is ...

Ben Affleck has a massive phoenix tattooed on his back. He initially lied to press saying it was for a movie, but eventually ...

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 ...

Amsterdam was considered to have the 5th fastest growing rat population, just behind New York. In America, Washington and San Francisco have the most rat sightings, followed by Toronto in Canada ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Richmond has revealed that growing rat populations are the world are closely ...

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 ...