an innate and irreversible self-destruct button to prevent a species from overpopulating its habitat,” wrote Fredrick Kunkle ...

A Soviet zoologist with a passion for long-extinct mammals set out to reinvigorate the landscape of the Caucasus in the 20th ...

A spaniel’s nose has long been used to catch smugglers and contraband, but scientists have now found an unusual replacement ...

Most of us are familiar with the vest-clad beagle that hunts for illegal fruits and plants in the travelers' luggage at ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and ...

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team ...

posters and other materials asking Albertans to report rats and signs of rats. The Alberta Invasive Species Council is ...

The intelligent rodents have a particularly keen nose and have been previously trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis.

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

The provincial and federal governments are reminding Albertans to "Rat on Rats!" with a new information campaign.

One of the UK’s largest breed of spiders have had the biggest mating season on record as efforts to re-establish the species ...