In this new effort, the team in Australia wondered if rats in their country have developed such mutations that would increase their resistance to SGARs.

With more wet weather likely for Queensland, some people believe the worst is yet to come Thousands of rats - dead and alive - have swept up on beaches in Queensland Australia, overwhelming ...

Hordes of long-haired rats are plaguing coastal communities in Australia, contaminating water supplies, chewing electrical wiring and devouring food supplies.

The movement to reclaim Aboriginal names for wildlife is gaining steam in Australia. Here’s why conservationists believe it really can make a difference.

Albino canefield rat specimen from 1939. Image credit: Sandy Ingleby, Australian Museum A female albino Rakali on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Image credit: Keith Morris The frequency of albinism ...

Australia’s north-eastern coast is battling a rat plague that has been blighting residents’ lives for several months. Towns across the state of Queensland have been fending off rodents after a ...

In this new effort, the team in Australia wondered if rats in their country have developed such mutations that would increase their resistance to SGARs.

Thousands of rats - dead and alive - have swept up on beaches in Queensland Australia, overwhelming residents. Parts of the state have been battling a rat and mouse plague for months now. A surge ...

Albino canefield rat specimen from 1939. Photo: Sandy Ingleby, Australian Museum. A female albino Rakali on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Photo: Keith Morris.

Albino canefield rat specimen from 1939. Photo: Sandy Ingleby, Australian Museum. A female albino Rakali on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Photo: Keith Morris.