When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new ...

Queen naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) reign over their underground kingdoms as the bearer of all children, while ...

Born in 2013, Magawa was trained as a “HeroRAT,” learning to harness his strong sense of smell to detect explosives.

Animals aren’t just amazing pets or fun to look at; they are also incredibly intelligent and assist humans every day. We’re ...

Magawa the African giant pouched rat cleared more 1.5 million square feet of land mines during his five-year career, making ...

Washington, D.C., is launching a rat birth control program to lower the rodent population in the city. The pilot program is ...

Magawa would identify chemicals in undetonated explosives and then alert his handlers to their location. Because Magawa ...

As temperatures rise in New York City, so does rat activity and the chances that New Yorkers will see them. City officials have touted declines in rat sightings in recent years after previous Mayor ...