Over half of rats tested in big cities resistant to poison Experts warn of a public health crisis READ MORE: Controversial proposal to pay hunters cash to kill feral animals Black rats in Australia's ...

KARUMBA, Australia - Residents of a small Australian coastal town are dealing with thousands of dead and dying rats washing up on area beaches, according to reports. The rats have recently descended ...

Thousands of dead and dying rats have washed up on beaches in a small Australian coastal town, much to the disgust and horror of the locals. The rodents drifted ashore in the fishing town of Karumba ...

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 ...

Emma Gray was among the first to notice signs of the impending plague. A biological researcher, Gray went to northwest Queensland in Australia in June to study one mammal but unexpectedly ended up ...

SYDNEY, Australia -- A homeless man in Australia was so overjoyed after he was reunited with his pet rat that he gave her a kiss. "She remembers me!" he said, before continuing his display of ...