An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert—and Flinders University researchers have ...

When it comes to how hard an animal can bite, size always matters. There may be no truer a case of this than the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), known as the ngudlukanta to the ...

Getty Rat race? Try rat dance. Riders on a New York City subway got more than they bargained after a small rat snuck onto a train and spent the trip climbing one of its poles, gracing onlookers ...

The problem, he says, is that his competitors have the same idea. "It will only result in a mad rat race," said Fang, expecting his firm will have to reduce prices and accept lower profit margins.

New York is facing its rat problem head-on. New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 ...

The US government is adopting the Viking mentality in its new approach to curbing the ever-growing population of a massive rat-like rodent — recommending that people try to turn it into a delicacy.

San Francisco is becoming rattier — literally. According to a new study, San Francisco’s rat population has grown faster than many of its peer cities in recent years. The research ...

Some had died from it. These species are already threatened by foxes and feral cats. Rat poison is yet another threat—and one they may not be able to survive. Other countries have moved to ban ...

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close ... failures like this are a natural part of the race to find the winning solutions for ...