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 hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has revived fears of rodent-borne diseases. From the Black Death to modern outbreaks, here's how such infections have shaped human history, and why they still ...

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 ...

In the ’90s cartoon “Pinky and the Brain,” the titular Brain — a scheming lab mouse with an outsize noggin — fantasized about taking over the world. A study published Thursday in Science posits that ...

An elusive rodent considered to be a "sensitive species," has been spotted on a West Virginia trail in the Allegheny mountains. Officials of Monongahela National Forest, a unit of the U.S. Department ...

If you hear scuttling in the attic or scurrying in the basement, you likely have one of the most common uninvited houseguests in America: rodents. According to Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., chief ...

Nutria, a large invasive rodent species, was recently discovered in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Contra Costa County, causing concern among wildlife experts. They want residents to report ...

The evening is calm with a pleasant temperature. I take a walk to the lake. Along the route to this wetland, I pass through a forest of mostly oaks and maples. With leaves falling from the trees, the ...

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known about it other than its connection to rodents. Virginia ...