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 ...

The author stresses the need to consider a species' natural history in providing housing and care in a research setting. “The Laboratory Rat: A Natural History 1 ”, a recent film produced by ...

As in some insect species, the queen is the only naked ... Other rats tend to the queen. Most other types of mole rats live on their own or in small families. Though mole rats spend most of ...

Rats and mice might be spotted in the day depending on human activity but they can also be seen exploring at night.

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 ...

limiting use within the habitat of endangered species; limiting broad application of some loose rat poisons on agricultural fields; requiring that only licensed professionals apply certain types of ...