Naked mole rats may avoid violent power struggles, as new findings show a calm and cooperative path to replacing their queen.

Naked mole-rats also stick out for other reasons. They have a fairly long life-span, with some living up to 30 years, can ...

D.C. is doubling down on efforts to kill rats in some of its most infested neighborhoods by returning to a method the city has tried before: birth control. The approach, this time combined with an ...

The top health official in Washington, D.C., announced on Wednesday a new pilot program dedicated to fighting rodent infestation in the nation’s capital this spring. The district has had a problem ...

Here's the new description without any links: Bivalves—animals like mussels, clams and oysters—might be a more familiar sight in a restaurant than a lab. But it turns out that studying them might help ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The White House is trading policy battles for ...

Gerhardt Konig, second from right, stood with defense attorneys Manta Dircks, right, and Thomas Otake, third from right, during the start of his jury trial March 19. “What we’re looking at is the ...

Two Treasure Valley legislators are trying another tactic to address the rat boom in Ada County. On Friday, Rep. John Gannon, D-Boise, and Sen. Tammy Nichols, R-Middleton, got the nod of approval to ...

Immunity is orchestrated by two responses referred to as the innate and adaptive immune systems. Each system works to minimize and clear infections. The innate immune response is a broad-targeting ...