As it scurries past you, just missing your foot by centimeters, you probably aren't worried about the kind of rodent you just encountered. Instead, you're probably more concerned about escaping the ...

Rats and their poop can carry diseases such as hantaviruses that can make you sick, but there are ways to clean up and get rid of them humanely. (Photo Credit: Moment RF/Getty Images) Rats are a type ...

The Allegheny woodrat has been on Indiana's state endangered species list since 1984, and researchers are working to boost ...

A Texas rodent threatened by habitat loss may be one step closer to receiving protections under the Endangered Species Act. On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the Texas ...

Last year, a new species of rat was discovered on Manus Island, part of the Papua New Guinea Admiralty Group, just north of Australia. The discovery gained worldwide attention, including a spot on ...

A giant rat species last seen 37 years ago and feared extinct has been seen again on the Philippines island of Dinagat. Crateromys australis, or the Dinagat bushy-tailed cloud rat, belongs to a family ...

Think the New York subway system is home to the biggest rats around? Think again. Scientists have discovered a new species of giant rat in the Papua New Guinea rainforest that measures 82 centimeters ...

For more than 20 years, people in the Solomon Islands have told scientists about huge rats that live in the treetops. But no one could prove the creature actually existed—until November 2015, when ...