In rural Madagascar, the black rat is likely transmitting the deadly hantaviruses to humans. Since the beginning, rats have ...

The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary and “retirement” of its 20-year-old ...

Invasive species cause environmental mayhem when they establish themselves in a new ecosystem. But these interlopers can also ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

The study shows that it's not just the black rats, but also the way humans use land, like farming or cutting down forests, ...

A Labour councillor who quit the party over a so-called "rat tax" in Birmingham has welcomed a decision to temporarily drop the charge for residents.

Alan Spears remembers visiting Gettysburg National Military Park with his parents in the 1970s. They wanted something ...

Owsley Stanley created a legendary strain of acid in the 1960s — now it’s taking on a new life in modern-day research ...

There are concerns the rise in reports around Livingston and other West Lothian towns may be the tip of the iceberg, as the ...

Birmingham residents haven't had their rubbish collected in six weeks, as a pay dispute between bin workers and the council ...