DEAR JOAN: I put up two seed feeders and a bird bath last January, and have found much pleasure in watching the birds gather and feed. Of course the squirrels also found pleasure in the spoils, but at ...

If you want to keep on attracting birds to your garden this autumn, but not rodents, experts have shared some important ...

Rat on a bird feeder trying to get sunflower seeds. - Poggensee/Shutterstock One of the most discouraging sights for anyone who puts up a bird feeder is discovering that the visitors enjoying it ...

Rats can be a major problem in gardens, especially if you are feeding birds. Here are the steps you can take to keep them ...

A friend of mine said she may take down her birdfeeders because she is worried about attracting rats. I could never do that because I would miss my birds too much. Do you have any tips on feeding ...

I caught some flack for my column on rats and bird feeders. A woman had written to say that her neighbors are threatening to report her to the authorities because she has several hummingbird and ...

When invasive rats chow down on island seabirds, coral reefs suffer. Researchers studied islands with and without the rodents in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. On rat-free isles, there ...

Coral reefs are facing many threats, including agricultural runoff, coastal development, overfishing and rising sea temperatures. But one threat has more or less flown under the radar: Some reefs lack ...

Rats in Riverside County are the latest mammal species to be infected with H5N1 bird flu Identification of virus in rats raises concerns about potential infection pathways to people and their pets The ...

Katherine Hignett is a reporter based in London. She currently covers current affairs, health and science. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2017, she edited a medicine industry newspaper and its ...