Simmering urban temperatures are bad for humans. It's another story for rats, according to new research -- especially in ...

“We’re seeing these increasing trends in rats in cities that are warming the fastest, probably because this is a small mammal that has physiological challenges in the cold weather months ...

For pet and lab mice, running wheels are a common feature, often used to encourage exercise. However, some scientists have argued that mice only run on these wheels because they live in cages and that ...

Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that ...

A new study is the first to link rising temperatures with booming rat populations in cities around the world. Rising seas, intensifying droughts, worsening floods — these are well-known effects of ...

Testing the side effects of small molecule drugs is one area where scientists have not found alternatives to animal testing, but Locke argues that agencies should incentivize the discovery of new ...

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Brown rats are burrowing animals that are widest at the skull, so they can slip into any space wider than that (including the pipe leading to a toilet bowl). Corrigan points out a small hole ...

A barn owl has been rescued by south Essex's specialist wildlife hospital after collapsing in a field - from eating a rodent with poison in its system. The bird is still in the care of South Essex ...