They discovered that iron, present in high concentration, makes the dragon's teeth extremely durable. The Komodo dragon hunts a wide variety of prey, from water buffalo to small rodents. This iron ...
This new virus—named Gainesville rodent jeilongvirus 1—marks the first time that a virus of this type has been discovered in the U.S., according to a new paper in the journal Pathogens.
Peanut the Squirrel, a beloved pet who was an internet sensation before New York state officials confiscated and then killed it, is drawing even more social media attention after the rodent's death.
Yet in the mid-20th century, it was mice and other rodents that became unwitting prophets of a dark destiny for humans that made global headlines. The problem was overpopulation; the diagnostician ...