You wouldn’t think a giant pond rat had anything to do with American history - but think again. This unexpected creature helped shape landscapes, fuel industries, and even sparked a few controversies ...

The three large rock-rats in northern Australia occupy geographically disjunct distributions in rugged sandstone ranges: the Kimberley Rock-rat occurs only in the north Kimberley, the Arnhem Land Rock ...

For years, the giant grey rat with a snarl has carried school pride wherever it went but without an actual name — it was just a rat. But students at the school have changed that with a vote.