Invasive species cause environmental mayhem when they establish themselves in a new ecosystem. But these interlopers can also impact human health directly. Deadly diseases can jump from animals to ...

The extinction risk of the the Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat in Madagascar is increased by consumption in other countries. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

COVID-19 continues to plague us, Mpox is an emerging global threat, and the avian flu is decimating industrial poultry as well as endangered wildlife. What do all these epidemics have in common? They ...

In rural Madagascar, the black rat is likely transmitting the deadly hantaviruses to humans. Since the beginning, rats have always prowled around human settlements. They lurk in the shadows of our ...

Rats have been familiar denizens of human settlements since time immemorial. They’ve lived in our towns and cities, shared our crops and leftovers, and accompanied us on nearly all of our voyages. And ...