Brown rats are generally larger and more aggressive than black rats. In many parts of the world, they displace black rats. At archaeological sites around the world, a certain subset of remains is ...

Wyoming isn’t immune to a rat invasion like the infestation taking place in Boise that one exterminator called “a nuclear bomb of rats.” Spikes in ...

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If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now. A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size of a ...

Scientist captures first-ever video of giant in Papua New Guinea. The rodent can grow nearly 3 feet long and weigh over 4 pounds. The species were previously known only from 1989 museum records.

Here’s what you’ll learn about when you read this story. Mallomys istapantap is the largest (and also least studied) species of woolly rat in New Guinea, and it has finally been documented in photos ...

Researchers have identified rodenticide in endangered California condors in recent years. Credit: Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images In humanity’s war against rats, other ...

WASHINGTON— A new Environmental Protection Agency evaluation finds rodenticides are pushing at least 78 endangered species toward extinction. The decision released Friday assessed 11 active ...

Introduced to control rats, the Small Indian mongoose became one of conservation’s most infamous mistakes. Learn how this ...

Motorsports enthusiasts in California are facing another gut punch. Following the high-profile closure of Irwindale Speedway ...

A critically endangered critter has been sighted on a farm in the middle of nowhere. The central rock rat is one of Australia's rarest animals, and experts feared it had gone totally extinct a few ...