Some mistake them for beavers and offer a curious pat, while others flee, convinced they are giant, disease-ridden rats. Recognised by their orange front teeth and rat-like tails, the mammals ...

The interesting highlight of this year's budget is the proposal for an ambitious project: a giant Ferris wheel inspired by the iconic London Eye. BMC intends to build a giant Ferris wheel ...

A man with a month of no bin collections says he's forced to take on rats - armed with rubber gloves and oil. David Richardson, 64, says he's been left living beside a rodent infestation caused by ...

No, this foreign invader is a snail. But what a snail it is. The giant African land snail "can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster," says Reuters' Barbara Liston. Since the ...

Ben Affleck has a massive phoenix tattooed on his back. He initially lied to press saying it was for a movie, but eventually ...

Rat: How did The Great Fire of London start? (SINGS ... which were a bit like giant water pistols. They also used very basic tools. People had to pump, really hard to spray the water out ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...