Lassa fever - spread by infected rodents - has infected 3,700 people and killed 122 since the start of the year in Nigeria.

Councils responded to an additional 52 rat or mouse-related call-outs per day last year compared with 2022, figures show.

As Birmingham's bin strikes enter their fifth week, the health secretary has said he is concerned about the impact of the ...

GREEN-fingered Brits are being warned about popular gardening hacks that could actually have a negative impact on local wildlife. With the recent sunny weather, many people will be tackling ...

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ...

Even for snake lovers, spotting a dark slithering silhouette emerge from the opening in your ceiling fan can cause a second of fright. In a recent YouTube video, a homeowner faced this scenario as ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...