Rats have been blamed for spreading a deadly disease called the Plague for hundreds of years but now scientists think that gerbils were actually to blame. The Plague, also known as the Black Death, ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A land-mine-detecting rat in Cambodia who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty has died in retirement, the charity for which he had worked has announced.

If you don't like bats or rats, this probably isn't the story for you. A type of rodent called Norway rats have been caught in the act - snatching bats to snack on. The behaviour was filmed on an ...