A frightened rat fleeing from a pursuing pooch found refuge on a diver’s leg at a south Victorian marina on Friday, May 1. Jules Casey told Storyful her dog, Elli, had met her first rat at

There is no concrete proof tying the rat boom to what some here call “C.O.W.s” - California, Oregon and Washington transplants.

Bartram collected plants from around eastern North America along with those sent to him by naturalists in Europe. His sons, John Jr. and William, and later his granddaughter Ann Bartram Carr, continued to expand the garden, which gained international fame during the 18th and 19th centuries.

When you think of a eusocial colony, insects probably come to mind, such as bees, termites, or ants. However, two species of mammals live in highly organized social colonies with one queen and many

An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday. The rat, named Ronin, was named APOPO's most successful Mine ...

It was another night of creatures stealing the show during a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field. During Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, a rat was spotted near the Phillies’ dugout on top of a baseball bag.