World’s Largest Island Rodent Eradication Sparks Remarkable Invertebrate Comeback
Lord Howe Island cockroach Panesthia lata, one of the species that rebounded following rodent eradication. Credit: Justin Gilligan…
Hillmorton High School closes for two days after rats chew through fibre cable
The damage left both school servers offline, with no wired network connection and no Wi-Fi available across the…
The World’s Deadliest Cat Is a 2-pound Furball That Lives in Abandoned Holes Dug by Strange, Kangaroo-like Rodents in Africa
Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) in southern Namibia. Image courtesy of Alex Sliwa. Under cover of night, a black-footed…
Woodrats have a trick to protect against rattlesnake venom
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A genetic…
Secret to long life unlocked? Naked mole-rat’s DNA repair mechanism offers promising longevity clues
A new study investigating the extraordinary longevity of the naked mole-rat has identified an evolved DNA repair mechanism…
First-Ever Photos Reveal Secretive Giant Rat of New Guinea
Large rat Mallomys istapantap. Image from a camera trap. Credit: František Vejmělka, originally published in: Vejmělka, F. (2025).…
Africa’s Deadliest Snake Could Be an Unexpected Agricultural Hero
Puff adders, one of Africa’s most widespread snakes, could be agricultural heroes in disguise. Credit: Graham Alexander/Wits University…