Scientists were surprised to see their recording of swarming bats revealed a rat attack. (Gloza-Rausch et al, Global Ecology and Conservation) Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the ...

A vermin invasion has turned a ritzy Upper West Side block into “The Valley of the Rats.” Residents are afraid to venture out at night because of the horror-movie-sized rodents along the elite stretch ...

"Rats reached every corner of the island within decades of human arrival, chewing through palm seeds and stopping the next generation of trees before they could even sprout. People cleared land for ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...