The return of seabirds to a small island in Palau has brought an unexpected benefit. Just one year after invasive rats were removed from Ulong Island, researchers have found that nearby coral reefs ...

Protecting seabirds and restoring natural vegetation could give low-lying tropical atoll islands a fighting chance against ...

In 2002, black rats (Rattus rattus) were eradicated from Mokoliʻi, a 1.6-hectare islet off the east shore of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

On tropical islands, invasive rats are causing quite a major problem. Reefs surrounding rat-free islands are thriving with this tiny "cryptobenthic" fish species. But when rats are in the picture, ...

Archipelago case-study shows that removing invasive rats and restoring native vegetation could help bring back hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs of seabirds lost to tropical islands. Calculating ...

Following the eradication of invasive rats in 2005, Surprise Island in New Caledonia witnessed remarkable growth in its ...

Microbiomes in invasive Norway rats were found to be most different between those living in urban areas and those in suburban areas. This suggests that the type of environment and how the rats use it ...

Invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among the tiny underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding coral reefs. And scientists say the ...

Nutria, an invasive species of rodent, has just been discovered in a new part of California ... and they're posing a threat to humans, pets livestock and an important ecosystem. These critters are ...

The ecological decline occurring above the waterline seems to be affecting nearby marine habitats as well.

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 -- ...