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Today, we're talking about rats. They've been in the news a lot lately - whether at the center of a ongoing downtown coney ...

Washington, D.C. The study states that there are a few reasons for the increase in the population. It reiterated that "cities that had a greater rise in temperature over time had larger increases in ...

Rat populations are growing out of control in cities across the United States and the problem is only going to get worse unless something is done. Because ...

A new study found that the warming climate may be partially responsible for Boston’s increasing rat population.

A new study linked increased rat numbers to climate change and urban heat islands. D.C. measures the rat population by the ...

Rats are usually unwelcome visitors in our gardens – they are generally considered vermin and can spread potentially serious diseases, including Leptospirosis, which can lead to Weil’s disease. They ...

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 warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

FILE - A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) ...