The Vangunu giant rat is a species that exists only on one of the Solomon Islands. Local residents had deep knowledge of the rat, which researchers had never seen alive. With the help of 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 ...

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 ...

If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now. A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size of a ...

Daniel Cozad, right, and Betsy Miller of the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District visit a flood control channel in in the San Bernardino County city of Highland. (Dania Maxwell / Los ...

In 2017, scientists discovered a new species of giant rat that can reportedly crack open coconuts. Now, this extremely rare creature has been captured in the wild on camera for the first time. Locals ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. František Vejmělka with a subalpine woolly rat (Mallomys istapantap). This is the first time the ...

Scientists have recreated the genome of the Christmas Island rat, which went extinct more than 100 years ago. But about 5% of the rat's genetic makeup could not be recreated, which means if the animal ...

An introduced black rat scratches through leaf litter, looking for food. Nearby, a native water rat watches on, its beady eyes shining. The native rat pounces out from the shadows, sending the invader ...

A critically endangered critter has been sighted on a farm in the middle of nowhere. The central rock rat is one of Australia's rarest animals, and experts feared it had gone totally extinct a few ...

A team of scientists recently modeled the likelihood of hauling a species back from dead, using the Christmas Island rat, a large rodent that went extinct between 1902 and 1908, as their hypothetical ...