In the vast evolutionary tree of life, some animals, like rats, have many closely ... set out to find the most taxonomically unique and endangered species living in areas where human pressure ...

Humans are unique among species with their pursuit of success, driven by societal conditioning to seek external validation ...

Research suggests that early macropodoids likely adopted a bounding gait before transitioning to bipedal hopping. Small ...

They found the rodents had an innate ability to synchronise their moves to the beat, previously believed to be a skill unique to people. “Rats’ brains are designed to respond well to music ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas— Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Texas kangaroo rat as an endangered species. The agency ...

Dr Chris Faulkes’ research into evolution and biodiversity led to the discovery of two new mole-rat species in Tanzania. His team’s assessment for one of the species to be given ‘Endangered’ status, ...

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.