Government organizations and landowners across Texas are teaming up to help a tiny rodent that is at risk of extinction. Meet the Lone Star State's own kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys elator ).

Researchers have created the most complete genetic profile of the brown rat to date, according to a UTHealth Houston-led team ...

A parasitic worm discovered in rats nearly a century ago has quietly spread to every warm corner of the globe, and a single ...

Tucked into the steps and railing at the corner of William and Ostend streets in Federal Hill, a repurposed vintage medicine ...

Finding out you have a rat infestation often comes down to tiny pieces of evidence: gnaw marks, nests, scratches, and, yes, poop. Besides being gross, rat poop can easily spread diseases like ...

Naked mole rats are weird. They spend their lives almost entirely underground, are largely insensitive to some kinds of pain, can persist without oxygen for a long time, rarely develop cancer, and can ...