Pack rats pull materials together for nests and then urinate on them. The urine crystallizes, protecting the nest. Over time, the nest passes on to other rats who do the same, and the nest becomes ...

Using DNA sequencing on ancient pack rat nests made of plants, insects, bones, fecal matter and urine could give us a look into Earth's past, according to research published Thursday in the ...

Chaco Canyon was once the vibrant religious center of a Native American culture whose collapse long remained a mystery—until ...

“What’s neat about pack rat nests is we’ve found nests that are 40,000 years old,” Gilbert said, “and those give us a snapshot of what the environment was like back then.” ...

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.No one likes a rodent’s nest, and for good reason. Beyond sheltering mice, rats and other creatures we aren’t fond of, they kindle car ...

At Natural Trap Cave in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains, pack rats have built large nests on ledges above and around the 85-foot deep hole in the ground.

Pack Rats, cute, tricky and destructive. Organic Gardening. Fruits; ... If small shiny objects start to disappear it is probably in a pack rat nest somewhere within 75 yards from where you last ...

The nest also might be the work of a wood rat, also known as a pack rat. Their nests usually are more expansive, involving several chambers, but they have to start somewhere. The smart money ...

The families wandered into the park in old shirts, comfy jeans and worn sneakers. The kids were kids: darting around trees and over logs. The parents were parents: cautioning not to get too close ...

A fire in a Deschutes River Woods home Wednesday morning had an unusual cause – a pack rat or other rodent created a nest with dog food inside a clothes dryer’s venting system, causing the ...

Pack rats pull materials together for nests and then urinate on them. The urine crystallizes, protecting the nest. Over time, the nest passes on to other rats who do the same, and the nest becomes ...