Today's Arctic may feel remote and desolate, but more than 70 million years ago, it was a surprisingly lively place for some ...

Three previously unknown species of rodent-like mammals that once scurried alongside dinosaurs in what is now northern Alaska ...

Learn more about the newly identified species from the Arctic that were part of one of the longest living mammal groups on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you see a nutria, notify authorities. [CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE] Nutria, a large invasive rodent species, was ...

The May 2026 outbreak of a type of hantavirus, called Andes virus, among passengers of a cruise ship has brought rodent-borne ...

In a global study, researchers have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, show large fluctuations in their ...

WASHINGTON — It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel — and scientists say this creature discovered living in central Laos is pretty special: It's a species believed to have been ...

A hantavirus that can cause a deadly respiratory illness in humans may be more common in rodent populations in parts of the ...