One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and he just set a record for his species. According to Smithsonian, the 5-year-old rat named ...

NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West Broadway can make even the most hardened urbanite jump.

Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to ...

Dr Chris Faulkes’ research into evolution and biodiversity led to the discovery of two new mole-rat species in Tanzania. His team’s assessment for one of the species to be given ‘Endangered’ status, ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas— Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Texas kangaroo rat as an endangered species. The agency ...