A single pregnant female, which traveled aboard a coconut palm for part of her journey from Asia, could have been the Founding Mother of Australia's rodents, one scientist suggests. Most of the rats ...

According to professor John Woinarski, the species' disappearance means Australia has lost 39 land mammal species since 1788, ...

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. By day, the shrubby clifftops of North ...

After enduring drought and fire, thousands of Australians are battling a plague of rats and mice, with many hoping that torrential record rainfall will drown them all out. The rodents have descended ...

Thousands of rats both dead and alive have ended up on beaches in a part of Australia. Residents in Queensland have become overwhelmed by the problem which started a few months ago. The surge of rats ...

Rats have been caught on camera in the kitchen of a popular Adelaide pub with the owner blaming the city’s “massive rodent ...

The state splashed out $580 million on the tests - double the cost of a hospital redevelopment - after initially expecting to spend just $3 million. Auditor general Caroline Spencer said she has never ...

The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled a mouse ...

The plant covers 70 square miles and has been making copies of itself for more than 4,500 years. (AP News) Researchers have named a seagrass meadow off the coast of Australia the largest plant in the ...