African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and ...

Giant rat’s tail grass, originally from South Africa, poses a major threat to agriculture and natural ecosystems in Australia. It is a tough, unpalatable species that rapidly outcompetes native ...

Liam Fair found himself at the centre of an investigation after authorities were sent footage of him goading lurcher dog Jax into fatally attacking a domesticated brown rat.

The Mirror meets the pest control expert, affectionately dubbed ‘rat man’, who is helping rid Birmingham of rodents as city ...

As the only living macropodoid (the group that includes kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos and bettongs) that doesn’t hop, they can provide a crucial insight into how and when this iconic form of ...

Despite statewide restrictions on the deadly poisons, new research shows they’re still infiltrating the food web.

Between March and December 2020, 1.5 million initial unemployment claims had been filed and the agency still hasn't fully ...

The hispid cotton rat is about 8 to 14.6 inches long, with a tail that ranges from 3 to 6.6 inches long, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Its fur is a mixture of brown ...