Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

The Black Death first swept through Europe in the mid-1300s, killing tens of millions of people. But it didn’t stop there—the plague-causing bacterium Yersinia pestis hid inside the bodies of black ...

FILE - Rats swarm around a bag of garbage near a dumpster in New York on July 7, 2000. A study published Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the journal Science Advances suggests that brown rats crawled off ...

New York City's war on rats might be working; but as the weather starts to warm, keeping rodents out of homes is everyone’s problem. A first-of-its-kind study was released, examining the rat ...

Beware the rats of Boston. They scamper into your life when they’re least welcome. Candace Smith, of Allston, was driving 70 mph on the highway when her power steering died. She popped the hood to ...