When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. František Vejmělka with a subalpine woolly rat (Mallomys istapantap). This is the first time the ...

Learn how CT scans of fossil skulls were used to trace changes in brain regions and sensory priorities in ancient giant rats.

If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now. A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size of a ...

Scientist captures first-ever video of giant in Papua New Guinea. The rodent can grow nearly 3 feet long and weigh over 4 pounds. The species were previously known only from 1989 museum records.

Here’s what you’ll learn about when you read this story. Mallomys istapantap is the largest (and also least studied) species of woolly rat in New Guinea, and it has finally been documented in photos ...

Researchers have identified rodenticide in endangered California condors in recent years. Credit: Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images In humanity’s war against rats, other ...

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In light of the European Commission's new proposal, individuals would only be allowed to poison rats at home — not mice.

No one wants to find a rat swimming around in their toilet bowl. If one turns up, however, it’s best that you know what to do ...

One of the largest rats in the world has finally been caught on camera, almost four decades after it was first discovered. These gargantuan rats, named the subalpine woolly rat (Mallomys istapantap), ...