These underground rodents are the first mammals found to actively choose air with lower-than-normal oxygen levels. Their ...

The next stage of a huge development that could see 4,000 houses built around Nottinghamshire villages is expected to go ...

We expel carbon dioxide as waste. Naked mole rats bathe their brains in it to prevent seizures. The unique animals thrive underground but cannot handle the lack of carbon dioxide above.

Despite being mammals, these remarkably cancer-resistant animals share a lot in common with cold-blooded species.

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

Washington health officials warned residents that heavy rain and floodwater could sweep rats into the sewer systems and up into their ... well ... toilets! The ...

On December 11, Casey Wilson took to Instagram with a simple plea. She was launching a livestream about her La Quinta, California, vacation home, which she recently had to flee because of a terrible ...

Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...

A Shreveport movie theater failed a second re-inspection from the Louisiana Department of Health due to a rodent issue. Inspectors found rodents, improperly stored food, and unsanitary conditions at ...

Residents document accelerating rat infestations across Treasure Valley. Official rat control efforts are slowed by Idaho statute, jurisdictional hurdles. Experts urge vigilance, preparedness to ward ...

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations. A rat scurries across West Broadway in New York City. A study looking at rat ...