It’s not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be ...

The northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides, is a smallish herbivorous rodent species with long, chocolate-brown fur that ...

NCDC DG said healthcare workers play critical roles in preventing and managing Lassa fever and other diseases and urged them to always practice standard infection prevention and control measures.

By 1983, the areas around Mount St. Helens chosen for the gopher experiment were heaps of "collapsing slabs of porous pumice.

A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...

Blooms from this abundant plant occur about every 50 years. Here's why it causes a rat flood and, ultimately, famine in certain regions of the world.

Behind the football stadium on the Tortuga trail and surrounding dorms is a 95-acre preserve dedicated to the conservation of ...

Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...

Another mitigation tactic Bentley recommended is storing firewood at least 20 feet away, but as far as possible, from the ...

Here’s what you should do if you encounter an invasive dog-sized lizards in South Carolina, Department of Natural Resources ...

The evening is calm with a pleasant temperature. I take a walk to the lake. Along the route to this wetland, I pass through a forest of mostly oaks and maples. With leaves falling from the trees, the ...

By unearthing microbes and fungi, these rodents helped save an ecosystem almost decimated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens ...