Rats have been associated with spreading diseases. However, a new study has found that black rats - known as invasive species - are the sole carriers of hantavirus, a deadly virus, in the rural ...

Deadly diseases can jump from animals to humans, as the COVID-19 pandemic vividly illustrated. A new study led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, University of Réunion and Duke University reveals ...

The black rat, Rattus rattus, originated in southern Asia, and likely migrated into Europe along the spice trade, and from there to the rest of the world, arriving in Madagascar between the 10th ...