America's national parks overrun by rats, cats and feral hogs
Millions visit US National Parks each year, many hoping to catch glimpses of animals including bison, mountain goats and alligators.
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Two people just got the plague in China
Two people in China are being treated for plague, authorities said Tuesday. It's the second time the disease, the same one that caused the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, has been detected in the region -- in May, a Mongolian couple died from bubonic plague after eating the raw kidney of a
Rats learn to drive rat-sized cars, which may help human mental health
Rats have learned how to drive and steer their own tiny cars in exchange for Froot Loops.
3 children found living with 245 animals in Florida house
Three young girls -- all under the age of 10 -- were found living in a house with 245 animals, police said. Among them were four dogs, 10 sugar gliders, a hedge hog, 14 birds and 60 adult rats with 23 babies.
Rat-eating macaques could boost palm oil sustainability in Malaysia
Monkeys in Malaysia have been found to eat rats in such great quantities they could replace chemical pest control on palm oil plantations.
Cigarette cockroach is giving pizza rat a run for its money in NYC
First there was pizza rat.
Debris legally allowed in food you eat
Brace yourselves, America: Many of your favorite foods may contain bits and pieces of creatures that you probably didn't know were there.
Rats love to play hide and seek, scientists find
Rats can be taught to play hide and seek -- and they squeal with joy when they win, scientists have found.
Trump speaks in Baltimore, city he called ‘rodent-infested mess'
President Donald Trump addressed the House Republican Conference Member Retreat dinner in Baltimore Thursday evening -- his first time visiting the city since he called it a "rat and rodent infested mess."
New York to ease rat problem by drowning them in booze
No trip to the Big Apple is complete without a few quintessentially New York experiences: grabbing a gigantic slice of NYC-style pizza; strolling across Brooklyn Bridge on a clear morning; and, of course, coming face-to-toe with a cat-sized rat on the subway.
Trump attacks Cummings, calls Baltimore 'disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess'
President Donald Trump attacked another prominent African American lawmaker on Saturday, tweeting that his Baltimore district is a
Red wine antioxidant may help astronauts
The human body was built to function best with gravity as a grounding force, but astronauts on a mission to Mars could spend between six to nine months on a spacecraft without it.
How rat poison could help birds on California's Farallon Islands
About 27 miles west of San Francisco, the Farallon Islands host a plethora of wildlife, including some of the largest seabird populations, five kinds of marine mammals and rare species like the Farallon arboreal salamander.
Rat infestation plagues New Zealand town
A beachside New Zealand suburb known for roaming chickens and yoga has become infested with hordes of unwelcome guests: large, writhing rats.
Flooding can increase run-ins with snakes, rats and other critters
Oklahoma residents are still recovering from the heavy floods that drowned the region but officials are now warning of yet another threat.
Rat lungworm disease confirmed in three Hawaii visitors
Rat lungworm disease has sickened three more visitors to the state of Hawaii recently, bringing the total number of cases to 10 for 2018 and five so far this year, the state's Department of Health said.
Why is bubonic plague still a thing?
A local folk remedy thought to provide good health had the opposite effect for one Mongolian couple: After eating the raw kidney of a marmot, the pair died of bubonic plague, AFP news agency reported on Monday. Health authorities responded by declaring a quarantine that included locals and foreign tourists who had come into contact with the couple.
Reformed 'club rat' raises millions for clean water projects
Scott Harrison describes himself as the quintessential prodigal son.
First US case of rat-sourced virus from the Andes reported
The first confirmed US case of Andes virus was reported at a Delaware hospital in January, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said Thursday.
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