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 ...

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

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, ...

“In the wild, with food, water and shelter rats can live up to three years with a lot of luck. The Black rat lives up to a year and the Brown rat lives up to two years. Some can outlive the average ...

A new study led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, University of Réunion and Duke University reveals that the black rat is likely responsible for transmitting the deadly hantaviruses in rural ...

The Black rat lives up to a year and the Brown rat lives up to two years. Some can outlive the average lifespan.” ...

Certainly, our forebears never knew the screech of the parakeet, the guile of the grey squirrel or the menace of the black rat. None of these creatures is indigenous to Britain. Iron Age Britain ...