Tales of a "Giant Woolly Rat" have been told for decades, yet no scientist had ever confirmed Mallomys istapantap was alive.

Mysterious 'Wooly' Rat That Vanished Into the Mountains in 1989 Revealed Itself for the First Time Since Some creatures are so elusive that even after knowing about them, scientists face difficulty in ...

Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche e Ispezione degli Alimenti, Sezione Ispezione, Falcoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy, and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología ...

A researcher secured the first-ever scientific observation of a subalpine woolly rat that had eluded scientists for decades.

Habitat: This species was parasitic on scale insects, found attached to the underside of fallen leaves. Distribution: China, Fujian Province, Huaan County, Gongyashan National Forest Park. Other ...

Every padi planting season, farmer Abdul Aziz Hashim endures sleepless nights worrying about the crops on his 2ha padi field.

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel extracorporeal blood purification technology that captures and ...

One of the unique aspects of our modern era is the ability to preserve sights and sounds. While an animal’s extinction means ...

Rats are well known for carrying diseases. And as they migrate in cities, they spread bacteria that could be life-threatening ...

A newly released video shows the first-ever footage of the subalpine woolly rat, one of the world’s largest rodents, captured ...

A gargantuan rat species, stretching over 2.5 feet in length, has been identified residing in the lofty mounts of Papua New Guinea. Termed the subalpine woolly rat, this massive vermin is kitted ...

A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size of a brown rat. The 'striking and formidable' species, called the subalpine woolly rat ...