Conventional wisdom has it that the Black Death was spread throughout Europe by nasty, evil dirty, disease-carrying rats. Well, prepare to have your mind blown (and find a new pet): according to a new ...

Study into the bubonic plague that killed millions could rewrite the history books after climate changes were linked with plagues spreading Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by ...

This is a gerbil column. Let’s face it: All of us at one point in our lives are reduced to writing about gerbils. It’s a rite of passage. If you think you know all there is to know about gerbils, you ...

Kids on TV and in movies always seem to be keeping hamsters and gerbils as pets. They’re small, look cute, and don’t need to be taken for a walk. So why don’t we all have hamsters and gerbils as pets ...