Urban ecologists looked at 16 cities from Tokyo to New Orleans and found New York City had the fourth-highest rat population ...

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

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth in urban rat populations.

but the rodent problem has proven persistent. "They're drug-addicted rats. They're tough to deal with," he said. Officials said only one active case has been affected by the rat problem.

Bin strikes began in Birmingham in January, with 12 days of action planned across four months (generic archive image) Birmingham City Council has been urged to scrap its "rat tax" over concerns ...

Birmingham City Council has been urged to scrap its "rat tax" over concerns there could be a rise in vermin during ongoing bin strikes. Rat control treatments were previously free to residents but ...

FAST FOOD chain Popeyes is giving away 20,000 free chicken tenders across the UK in one day. The New Orleans-born fried chicken brand is offering the mouth-watering deal - its biggest-ever - on ...

“The rats are the only ones enjoying it.” Rats have also gotten into "packaging containing magic mushrooms," Harris County District Attorney general counsel Joshua Reiss told KHOU 11. The rat ...

Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to the rodent infestation, officials said. It's an issue that has prompted the ...

“The rats are the only ones enjoying it.” The mayor and law enforcement officials have now decided to dispose of the evidence sooner to stop the rodents from getting their fix. To illustrate ...

For rats in Texas, 4/20 has come early. “We got 400,000 pounds of marijuana in storage,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire told NBC. “The rats are the only ones enjoying it.” The mayor and law ...

A BRADFORD resident says a large amount of fly-tipping near his home has led to rats infesting his property. Harry Boota, of Little Horton, is unhappy at the amount of household items ...