Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...

Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

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 ...

They get to shop in the Blue Santa store to pick out Christmas presents for their kiddos. Officers discovered rats invaded the toy storage room which was slightly damaged after Hurricane Beryl.

The Blue Santa Toy Drive, held by the Freeport Police Department, was put in jeopardy after rats soiled hundreds of donations. Since 2015, Freeport has orchestrated Christmas magic for kids across ...

In the Long Island rattery, which is a room in her parents’ house, Williams shows me animals with fancy coat colors and patterns. She talks about the complexities of keeping the rats healthy and ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at ...

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 ...

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. A first-of-its-kind examination ...

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