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 ...

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

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

Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

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

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 ...

Mirasol’s 1.7 kilograms equals about 3.75 pounds. By weight, they’re the second largest rat species in the world. (The largest by weight is the Sumatran bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...