Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests.

The shorter faces of these city-dwelling trash bandits offer a telltale sign of domestication and line up with a leading ...

From electric pulses to fancy sprays, shark repellents promise safety—but do they actually work? This dive into their effectiveness reveals more comedy than confidence, and maybe why sharks are still ...

Raccoons’ bodies are strewn along our roads and highways. ‘I’ve never seen anything like it,’ neighbors say. ‘It’s like a massacre.’ Caitlin Shetterly’s new novel, “The Gulf of Lions,” will be ...

A 10th rabid raccoon has been found in Suffolk County — the second one from Deer Park that has tested positive this year, Suffolk health officials said, Another eight rabid raccoons were found earlier ...

David Begnaud is a CBS News contributor and previously served as the lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," based in New York City. Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the ...

As much as we would like to think otherwise, rodents are incredibly common. In 2021, more than 14 million households in the United States reported seeing a mouse or rat in their home within the past ...

Cecilia Clark is taking matters into her own hands after finding a pair of coyotes curled up in her backyard. The Arlington mom has turned to Amazon to help keep coyotes away from her home after ...

BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have selected Thermacell Repellents, Inc. for the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ ...