Rat populations are growing out of control in cities across the United States and the problem is only going to get worse ...

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

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

A new study linked warming climates, population density, and vegetation cover to increasing rat populations in several major ...

Large rat populations can have a damaging effect on cities. Researchers found that living with rats " impacts people and ...

Warmer winters, denser living conditions, less vegetation, and limited rat control resources also contributed to the growth ...

A team of environmental scientists from the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Michigan Technologic University and ...

Population ecology is the study of how populations — of plants, animals, and other organisms — change over time and space and interact with their environment. Populations are groups of ...

indicating they had some control over the temperature of their home environments. Still, even among this relatively advantaged population, the cognitive impacts of temperature variation were felt ...

A new study of cities across the globe has found a link between climate change and larger increases in the urban rat population.

As human populations have ... has come and gone by the time their young hatch, the nestlings will starve, leading to a steadily declining population over time. More information: Jared D.