The first ever image of Vangunu giant 1.5-foot-long rat. Credit: Dr Tyrone Lavery / The University of Melbourne Researchers in the Solomon Islands have successfully captured recently the first images ...

A nonprofit in Tanzania is training African giant rats in scent detection to fight wildlife trafficking. APOPO, a nonprofit in Tanzania, is training giant rats equipped with tiny vests in scent ...

According to Palmetto Exterminators, the most common rat in South Carolina is the brown rat, which originated from Mongolia and China. The brown rat prefers urban environments and can often be ...

Photo from Joachim Sameit Following lumberjacks into the forest of a South Pacific island, a pair of scientists checked the downed trees and found some “giant” brown creatures. They didn’t ...

Following lumberjacks into the forest of a South Pacific island, a pair of scientists checked the downed trees and found some “giant” brown creatures. They didn’t realize it until almost 40 ...

Forget the cheese — these rats have a need for speed. Scientists teaching rats to drive have discovered that not only are the rodents capable of operating their tiny cars, but they actually ...