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, and the boom is ...

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 that ...

(CNN) — 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, and the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a growing rat problem in the San Francisco neighborhood of Glen Park. Residents say it's caused by hundreds of pounds of birdseed left on the sidewalks by the so-called ...

For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community, which continues to grow in size. But a new group is curious to explore ...

The attention given to a rat problem in an elementary schoolyard garden last summer raised our awareness of how vulnerable we all are to rodent pests. Then in the fall, after talking with numerous ...

Employees of a business in Brownsville are fed up, saying they're dealing with a rat problem with trash piling up on their property. Employees at Coney Island Auto Parts say the garbage is coming from ...