The secret to surviving a rattlesnake bite may lie not just in genetics, but in the temperature outside: New research reveals ...

These rodents are known for multiplying fast as they have a three-week gestation period. They can birth up to 14 babies per litter, with a female having up to 10 separate litters each year.

A shortage of waste bins poses a problem to Bristol City Council’s plan to drive up recycling rates. For months now, ordering a new food waste bin in Bristol has proved “almost impossible”. The ...

The children are just a few feet away. I can hear them on the other side of the fence. They must be able to smell it: a mountain of leaking bin bags, foul-smelling waste sacks and suppurating wheelie- ...

Residents of a community near Wolfville, N.S., who are dealing with a massive rat infestation say they're frustrated by the lack of action taken to get it under control. Natasha Banks says she ...

Recycling and upcycling efforts are intensifying as the most viable options for managing plastic wastes, with radiation technologies emerging as an innovative, clean and efficient tool to convert used ...

A young woman has described how a rat climbed up her wheelchair and bit her on the hand in broad daylight in Belfast city centre. Alex Bull said she was "very, very sick" after the rat "took a ...

The E-Waste Recycling Pilot Project was unveiled on Wednesday by Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, in the Thulamela Local Municipality. This groundbreaking ...

Japanese bowl chain Sukiya has apologised after a rat was found in miso soup served at one of its stores in Tottori City (the official statement calls the rat "a foreign object."). As per the company, ...

RATS are pesky creatures that can be difficult to get rid of once they've made themselves at home. Not only do they repopulate quickly, but rats can also be hard to spot in the garden thanks to ...

SHOCKING footage shows large rats swarming around a popular McDonald's restaurant. The rodents can be seen leaping around behind the busy eatery in Archway, North London. Video obtained by The Sun ...