Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...

A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen. Here's what happened.

Tucked away in the heart of Kent County sits Killens Pond State Park – 66 acres of glistening water surrounded by towering ...

When the azaleas burst into bloom and the Mississippi air turns sweet with magnolia, this river town transforms into the ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

which makes them stand out among other rat breeds. This unique colour variation is part of the "fancy" rat group, prized for their beauty and temperament. They are calm, friendly, and easy to care ...

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant ...

Will Timms is a very busy man. The pest controller spends his days criss-crossing Britain’s second-largest city to remove rats, cockroaches and other unwanted creatures from people’s homes.

With some funding from the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment, City Wildlife launched a study to check for rat poisoning in species not intended as targets that might take the bait directly ...

Among the newly identified species is a pygmy pipehorse, a 4-centimeter (1.6-inch) master of camouflage found in Sodwana Bay, off the coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the first ...