Twenty years have passed since the disappearance of the Selmunett wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis), a population back then ...

Animals are finely adapted to their native habitats, but when they are introduced to other ecosystems, they can become ...

Rat populations are rising dramatically in cities worldwide, and new research suggests that global warming, urbanization, and increasing human density are the driving forces behind this troubling ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of these is one of the most widely distributed species in ...

Mar. 12, 2025 — A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has now been described. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin ...

The discovery of thousands of species unknown to science raised concerns about unintended impacts, but it also highlighted an unsettling fact about our relationship with the natural world ...

Rodent-borne hantaviruses are associated with two main clinical disorders in humans: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome. Although hantavirus diseases can ...

Invasive species are any plant, animal, insect or plant disease not native to a specific location that can cause harm to the environment, impact the diversity of native species, reduce wildlife ...

A man has said he lives with "constant worry" about rats getting into his home as reports of infestations across Cardiff rise ...

Invasive species are non-native species that have been introduced to an ecosystem and have established there causing ecological damage. The study of invasive species involves questions about the ...

According to the RSPCA, there are only two species of rats living in the UK - brown rats and black rats. Brown rats, which can grow to around 27cm (10in), are by far the most common. Last year ...