Global warming is helping rats thrive in major cities around the world, with Washington DC seeing the fastest growth in rats ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to ...

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

This week’s frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped.

Such cold has, yes, a chilling effect on the Big Apple's notorious rodents. But it boosts efforts to get rid of them, says ...

The palm rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, on Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar islands. The palm rat's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry ...

The agency also suggested measures to reduce unintentional wildlife poisonings and better protect endangered species. “Rat poisons unintentionally kill some of America’s most iconic endangered species ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas— Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Texas kangaroo rat as an endangered species. The agency ...

New York City's wild rat species — Rattus norvegicus, also called the Norway rat or brown rat — doesn't hibernate in winter but does become less active when the weather is freezing for ...