These are the rarest animals on Earth creatures so elusive, so endangered, that most people don’t even know they exist. From ...

During field work in the exclusion zone, scientists from the Institute for Nuclear Research of the National Academy of ...

Wildlife photographer Randy Robbins has captured a video of one of the rarest mammals on Earth at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Hantavirus: the rare pathogen linked to rodents that attacks the lungs. Theara Coleman, The Week US. Fri, April 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM UTC. 4 min read.

Hantaviruses are spread by rodents and can cause deadly respiratory and kidney illnesses in humans. It recently killed Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman's wife, in a widely covered case.

With millions of animals roaming our planet, some are rarely spotted by people. They may be deep in the ocean or simply have elusive behavior, but sometimes, these animals make a rare appearance.

New York state environmental officials are planning to update their list of endangered and threatened species as part of a push to protect animals that are at the brink of extinction. Those ...

Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare rodent-spread disease with a mortality rate up to 50% in the American Southwest, officials said.