Harlem has more vermin scurrying through its subway stations than any other neighborhood in the five boroughs, new data shows ...

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

Hawaiʻi is considered the epicenter of rat lungworm disease, which is spread when people accidentally consume snails and ...

Rat populations are growing in cities around the world because of climate change. A new study explains why this is happening now and what we can do about it.

Rats and other rodents like mice seek shelter, food and warmth in winter and preventing an infestation is better than removing one, says an expert.

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 ...