Next time you’re thinking about pond swimming, look for signs of beavers. A new study shows that these industrious rodents improve water quality.

The forced-swim test, which involves making a rodent try to stay afloat in a tank of water and monitoring how much time it spends immobile, has long been a staple technique in research on depression ...

Watch a capybara catch a ride down the river on a crocodile's back. Don't crocodiles eat capybaras? Click here to find out.

"It is not uncommon that malfunctioning in watering valves or leaks of water bottles result in the accumulation of water in rodent cages (especially during holidays and on weekends), a circumstance ...