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My Ever-Escalating War Against Gophers
The grisly task of protecting a garden from one of nature's best-adapted animals.
The Naked Mole Rat's Cancer-Fighting Genes Are One-of-a-Kind
But other mammals have their own mutations, which might open the door to new cancer treatments.
These Taxidermy Squirrel Dioramas Are Nuts
Teeters' Taxidermy Studio in Halifax, Pennsylvania takes sculpting with dead squirrels to the next level.
Being a Food Safety Inspector Means Never Forgetting the Smell of Cockroaches
As a food safety and sanitation professional, I was hired by large restaurant corporations to inspect their various locations. And what I saw was not even close to pretty.
Deforestation May Be Helping to Spread the Plague in Africa
As forests are cleared to make way for farmland, the rodents that transmit the deadly bacteria come in more frequent contact with humans.
Growing Corn in East Africa Is Attracting More Plague-Carrying Rats
A new study found plague-infected rodents were nearly twice as common on farms as they were in the wild.
The Largest Rodent of All Time Also Had Crazy Death Tusks
Josephoartigasia monesi could mess you up, son.
Spending a Night with New York's Finest Rat-Hunting Club
A couple weeks ago, I spent the night with the Ryders Alley Trencherfed Society (R.A.T.S.), an urban hunting club that kills rats for sport.
Watch Actually Huizenga Dance on the Beach with Mice in 'Predator Romantic'
When singer Actually Huizenga sent us her latest music video, we knew it would include something weird, but nothing prepared us for this mix of aerobics, water, and mice.
How a Cat Parasite Affects Your Behavior, Mental Health, and Sex Drive
We used to believe that a healthy human could control the Toxoplasma parasite indefinitely. New evidence suggests the opposite. Through a delicate finessing of the neurotransmitters in our brains, it is us who are being controlled.