Disease ridden rat-like creatures with bright orange teeth are spreading panic in California as their population explodes. Nearly 1,000 nutria – an up to 4ft vector of tuberculosis – have been ...

Photograph of some of the cloud rat fossils. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

The best known is probably the naked mole rat, whose hairless, tubular, wrinkled body makes it appear a bit like a tiny walrus—or perhaps a bratwurst with teeth. Naked mole rats are rodents ...

The teeth came from wild specimens who had been ... and the Ryukyu Long-Furred Rat (Diplothrix legata) Inferred from Dental Microwear Texture Analysis, Mammal Study (2025). DOI: 10.3106/ms2024-0040 ...

The first step for researchers was to drill holes in two rat molars, exposing the interior of the tooth underneath. They exposed dentin, which is the harder-than-bone but softer-than-enamel tissue ...