Although Magawa weighed less than three pounds, his impact was monumental. The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 land mines during his five-year career, saving countless lives. To ...

WALDPORT, Ore. — A humpback whale that washed ashore on Oregon’s coast last year was suffering from multiple chronic illnesses, according to a newly released necropsy report from NOAA Fisheries. The ...

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. "They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many," one man told News4. Another resident said said ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, ...

LIMESTONE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Brights Zoo released new details about the death of Kipekee, the zoo’s beloved spotless giraffe who garnered international fame. The zoo said Monday that it received the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new method for collecting heavy trash is coming to the City of Houston. Instead of scheduled collection days, Solid Waste said residents would call 311 to request heavy ...

A remote access Trojan (RAT)-as-a-service uses the Google Play Store to build poisoned versions of Android apps. That RAT's name is "Cellik," and it was covered this week in research published by ...

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 ...

IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- A house of horrors in Orange County overrun with rats has been declared a public nuisance by the city of Irvine as neighbors grow frustrated with rodents roaming around freely ...

Rats have gotten a bad reputation over the years for being dirty, garbage-eating carriers of disease. But these ubiquitous rodents are also clever and capable of learning complex tasks, even using ...