“I don’t think there’s been a mayor in history that says how much he hates rats,” Adams said at the opening of the National Urban Rat Summit, a two-day rat mitigation conference in Manhattan.

The study published by Science Advances on Friday, Jan. 31 analyzed public records from 16 cities worldwide to determine why some urban environments are more infested with rats than others.

In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart ...

Our research project aims to uncover the spatio-temporal variation in rat populations, how rats share and spread parasites and pathogens and how humans feel and think about rats in urban setting.

Beyond touting her dual degrees in biology and urban sustainability, Adams said Corradi is an “emotionally intelligent thinker” with a deep passion for fighting rats. “This is almost a job ...

Adams has repeatedly voiced his loathing for rats, pledged to kill them, hosted a “National Urban Rat Summit,” appointed the city’s first “Rat Czar,” and declared, “Rats don’t run ...

Joining the city's "elite squad of anti-rat activists" was even funnier —and creepier — than I expected. Andrew Barrett is hardly a rat sympathizer. He's spent years waging war on the rodents ...

Calder said one such solution is to use lidded bins in dense urban areas to rat-proof trash receptacles. "If the rat can simply not get in somewhere, that's the best way to prevent it from getting ...

Though these kangaroo rats require only the moisture in their food to survive, the triple threat of dams, sand and gravel mining, and urban sprawl has driven the charismatic critters to the brink of ...