New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these ...

These adorable Pacific Northwest marmots need Endangered Species Act protections because not even the mighty Olympic ...

Its rediscovery didn’t come easily. Vejmělka’s team trekked up Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea’s highest peak, at around ...

International Union for Conservation of Nature asks Israel Nature and Parks Authority to protect endemic Buxton's jird in ...

The enormous subalpine woolly rat, seemingly lost for decades, was recently rediscovered high in the mountains of Papua New ...

WASHINGTON — It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel — and scientists say this creature discovered living in central Laos is pretty special: It's a species believed to have been ...

Two new species of delicate mice — Australia’s smallest rodents — were recently discovered, according to a new study. Photo from Joey Csunyo, UnSplash Two species of tiny rodents have lived undetected ...

A new source of sustenance has been added to people's diets in certain regions of the U.S. Wildlife agencies are urging locals to eat an invasive rodent wreaking havoc on the surrounding ecosystem in ...

With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists ...

Ecosystems are transformed by changes in disturbance regimes including wildfire and herbivory. Rodent consumers can have strong top-down effects on plant community assembly through seed predation, but ...