Thumbnails likely played a key role in rodents’ evolutionary success. Instead of sharp, pointy claws, several rodent species ...

Picture a squirrel eating an acorn. It's holding the nut in its front paws. More specifically, squirrels handle their food ...

Even though capybaras are cute and adorable, they eat their own poop on the regular, but I promise they have a really good ...

Rodents may have a rule of thumbnails. Many rodents have curved claws that help the animals climb or dig. But most also have flat nails on their thumbs, researchers report in the Sept. 4 Science. This ...

The Kitsap Public Health District is considering an update to its existing rodent control policy that would ban feeding ...

Rodent of the Week is devoted to highlighting promising animal research. We shine this little spotlight on animal research because, typically, it’s an area we tend to ignore.

Scientists who went shopping recently at an Asian food market got more than they bargained for—a rodent unknown to science was being sold as meat. Discovered in Laos, Southeast Asia, the animal ...

Scientists have discovered a remarkably intact ancient fossil of a bizarre new mammal species in Madagascar. The remains are the first near-complete fossil of the badger-esque creature named &#8220… ...

Anticoagulant rat poisons, known as SGARs, not only avoid addressing the root cause of rodent infestations, they’re also toxic to nature’s best rat predators, animal advocates say.

Animals Beloved pet rodent to be confiscated by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries The 2-year-old Nutria, named Neuty, has become a local celebrity in his community.