African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

The skull of a black rat (right) compared with a fairly complete skull of one of Timor's other extinct giant rats (left). The giant rat shown here isn't the biggest of the extinct rats ...

The Windy City has earned a dubious distinction, according to a new report by pest control giant Orkin. Chicago leads the U.S ...