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 ...

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

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

New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived in the wild in northern China and Mongolia, were established in parts of Europe by 1500, and then followed Europeans ...

I wrote a column in the Ford County Chronicle about desperate Ugandan youngsters who on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, ...

A least half a dozen rats have been spotted scurrying around ... However, a video shared to TikTok showed rodents running wild on the kitchen tiles. The footage showed a closed front shop ...

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 ...