Rats are usually unwelcome visitors in our gardens – they are generally considered vermin and can spread potentially serious diseases, including Leptospirosis, which can lead to Weil’s disease. They ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...

“I was a no-star (recruit), then got one offer and then I was a four-star,” Chandler recalled with a smile. “He was like ‘That’s just rat poison, don’t look at that stuff.’” Chandler’s football days ...

Mandarin Rat Snakes display bold black-and-yellow geometric patterns on their bodies. They are found in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, and nearby areas. King Cobras are the world's longest ...

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 ...

A study published on Friday in the journal Science Advances found that as temperatures climb in cities, rat populations are growing, even as city dwellers suffer. “In cities that have ...

In 2025, the Year of the Yin Wood Snake, Rats are poised for professional and personal growth. Strategically planning career moves, fostering financial stability, and deepening relationships are ...

Bird lovers and experts have sounded alarm bells over the disappearance of yellow-tailed black cockatoos from the Eyre Peninsula. Ecologists say bushfires and land clearing has decimated the ...

The deadly Wangary bushfire 20 years ago appears to have been the final nail in the coffin for rare yellow-tailed black cockatoos on the Eyre Peninsula. There are fewer than a dozen birds left alive.

Brush-tailed bettongs once inhabited more than 60% of mainland Australia, but the species’ population size shrank by 90% between 1999 and 2010 Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE.