The fight against wildlife trafficking, one of the most lucrative illegal trades worldwide, has a new and unexpected ally: ...

Petting large rodents the size of Border Terriers is – controversially – not on Metro’s ‘best things to do in Prague’ list.

Climate change is contributing to a global rise in urban rat infestations, according to a new Science Advances study. As ...

Some mistake them for beavers and offer a curious pat, while others flee, convinced they are giant, disease-ridden rats. Recognised by their orange front teeth and rat-like tails, the mammals ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

Ryan Guy felt like a “giant kid with a big toy” when he entered his hotel room to find a “fully functioning” plane next to ...

Hawaiʻi is considered the epicenter of rat lungworm disease, which is spread when people accidentally consume snails and ...

Rep. Josh Harder (D-Tracy) and Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to respond to the exploding infestation of nutria, giant swamp rats that cause massive damage ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...