New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

The budding scientists collected the tiny water bears in a massive citizen science project that involved almost 30,000 ...

By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.

Of 101 samples collected from dead animals between September 2023 and May 2024, 85 percent tested positive for rodenticide, ...

Dr Loh said: “This is something pet lovers should take note of.” Generally, rats are an invasive species and can cause significant damage to ecosystems and wildlife, experts told CNA TODAY.

To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only 500 grams but is the ...

"So regardless of whether or not the species persists in the Sturt Stony Desert or elsewhere, the story of the desert rat-kangaroo serves as an ongoing reminder that extinction declarations might ...

Future research may explore whether similar olfactory discrimination abilities extend to other mammalian species, including dogs and primates, and whether rats can distinguish wines by terroir ...