The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures ...

The city of Amsterdam is one of 11 where climate change is considered to be having an impact on the rising rat population.

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

Roads littered with bursting bin bags. It might sound like a scene from a Hollywood disaster flick but this could soon be the ...

The suspect confessed to owning a variety of snakes, including a monocled cobra, a green bush viper, rat snakes, bull snakes and approximately 25 rattlesnakes.

Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new study blames warming ...

Climate change drives unprecedented rat population surge in major cities Cities struggle to handle skyrocketing rodent ...

Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

Sightings of rats have become more common in many cities around the world. A new study, which inspected rat-related complaints, found that increasing temperatures due to climate change are ...

Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.

A new study is the first to link rising temperatures with booming rat populations in cities around the world. Rising seas, intensifying droughts, worsening floods — these are well-known effects of ...