Residents in the Tri-Cities area are experiencing an increase in rat sightings. Regina Cone, a South Richland resident for ...

Some herpetologists consider kinking a response to feeling threatened. Others have reported it occurring without apparent ...

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon's "humongous fungus" was considered the world's largest organism.

Researchers feared the population was gone after no sightings in eight years and flooding in 2017 and 2023 that threatened ...

Shutterstock The world is filled with problems of all different types. For millions of people around the world, one of the biggest problems is land mines. These mines are installed by the thousands ...

A species of giant rodent has been photographed alive in New Guinea's mountains for the first time. Previous illustrations of it came from paintings or preserved specimens.

Here’s what you’ll learn about when you read this story. Mallomys istapantap is the largest (and also least studied) species of woolly rat in New Guinea, and it has finally been documented in ...

Several different species of woolly rat have been found in the region, but M. istapantap is easily the largest, and the least studied. It is also one of the largest rodents in the world, next to ...

Giant rat species caught on video for 1st time A giant rodent, among the world’s largest, was caught on camera for the first time in Papua New Guinea, with the stunning footage released on April 18.

Giant rat species caught on video for 1st time A giant rodent, among the world’s largest, was caught on camera for the first time in Papua New Guinea, with the stunning footage released on April 18.

Giant 'rat as big as a cat' with three-inch claws and sharp incisors caught on camera The colossal species of rat, known as the subalpine woolly rat, has been discovered in Papua New Guinea and is ...