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It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

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A breathtaking new clip shows a pulsing egg cell exploding out of its follicle - a sac in the ovaries that houses immature eggs before they're released for fertilisation. Scientists used cells ...

Paul Island, Alaska, when it arrived in June. A resident had reported a rat sighting. “I got PTSD immediately,” Lauren Divine, the director of the island’s Ecosystem Conservation Office ...

Rodents have made their way onto two recent flights. Here's what to do—and not do. Have you ever seen a rat, or any type of rodent, on an airplane? This was my go-to conversation opener at each ...

Researchers trained 11 rats to sniff out elephant tusk and rhino horn, even when smugglers used common tricks such as using coffee grinds and washing powder to conceal their scents. Scientists say ...

Anyone who wants to buy explosive chemicals they're unqualified to deal with and ignite them in their back yard is an idiot ...