Rats often divide public opinion. People with pet rats hail them as intelligent and even affectionate creatures. The rats that leave the sewers to invade your home, spreading disease and shredding ...

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping specialists detect land mines that have killed and ...

An African giant pouched rat named Magawa has earned a medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty” in his work to detect land mines in Cambodia. The New York Times reports that Magawa is ...

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record after sniffing out more than 100 mines and other devices. Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has tracked down 109 landmines and 15 other ...

An army of rats is set to sniff its way across land in Azerbaijan working, literally, for peanuts as they hunt for land mines. Photos published by Azerbaijani photojournalist Aziz Karimov in late June ...

It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 square meters (8,300 ...

Magawa, an award-winning rat who sniffed out dozens of land mines in Cambodia and went on to enjoy life in retirement, died over the weekend. He was 8 years old. APOPO, a non-profit group that trains ...

After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring. The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian ...

Anti-tank mines, anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions are the dragon’s teeth of modern warfare. Minefields are seldom cleared after conflicts have ended, remaining lethal for decades.

TRACH, Cambodia (AP) — It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 ...