While driving through rural Iowa, the Massimilla family experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter—spotting two rare albino deer.

As urban development continues to creep further into Earth's oldest and most diverse rainforests, a study reveals native and invasive small mammals aren't just adapting to their changing habitats -- ...

University of Maine researchers discover that ticks thrive in backyards, but there are methods to eliminate the tick habitat.

Hantavirus has been detected in 97 Californians since 1980. While early symptoms can be mistaken for influenza, the disease ...

Virginia Tech researchers discovered six new rodent carriers of hantavirus and identified U.S. hotspots, highlighting the ...

Actor Gene Hackman had not eaten for quite some time before his death, a final autopsy report has revealed, though heart ...

Hantavirus is spread by fluids, droppings from rodents. It's the disease that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman's wife.

A final autopsy report concerning the death of actor Gene Hackman has been released by the Office of the Medical Investigator ...

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness spread by infected deer mice. Humans catch the illness from ...

Humans can contract it by coming into contact with rodents or their waste and saliva. Torr said people should be vigilant for deer mice, which are known to spread hantavirus, while doing their spring ...

Mouse chewed corner of couch cushion. Screenshot from ‘It’s terrifying’: Residents at The Weldon apartment complex describe rodent infestation Source: YouTube, Uploaded: News4JAX The Local Station ...