The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states ...

A new study led by researchers at University of Richmond has revealed that growing rat populations are the world are closely ...

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.

Urban rat populations have surged dramatically in recent years, with some cities experiencing increases of nearly 400%, ...

It gives cities a better picture of the uphill task that they face,” said Jonathan Richardson, an urban ecologist at the University of Richmond who led the work published in ...

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As ...

Climate change is fueling a surge in rat populations across major US cities, with Washington, DC, seeing the worst increase ...

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington ...

Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to add to that list: Climate change is helping rat populations thrive in U.S.

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