The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures ...

One evening earlier this week, Thayler Aragão was walking through a riverside park near his home in Brazil when a curious ...

It’s a recycling mechanism that showcases the resourcefulness of these colossal rodents. As herbivores with a penchant for grasses and aquatic plants, capybaras play a crucial role in the intricate ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...

New York City is getting rattier, thanks to climate change. That’s a takeaway from a new study, which found cities that ...

A woman has been attacked by the world's largest rodent while swimming in a lake. The young victim walked backwards in the water while raising her finger to warn the capybara to keep its distance.

Colossal Squid is the world's largest squid. It's known for its huge size and long tentacles. This large marine creature is ...

Based on individual trends within cities, Washington was by far the leader in rat increases, followed by San Francisco, ...

A young woman has been attacked by a capybara, known as the world's largest rodent, while swimming in a lake. The terrifying ordeal took place in Ciénaga, in the north of Colombia. The victim had ...

A young woman has been attacked by a capybara, known as the world's largest rodent, while swimming in a lake. The terrifying ordeal took place in Ciénaga, in the north of Colombia. The victim had ...

A little while back, I met a capybara, the world’s largest rodent, for a coffee-and-carrot date at a café in Tokyo. This has become a ritual when I visit the city. I sat on a couch next to ...