A mine-sniffing rat has earned a Guinness World Records title for sniffing more than 100 landmines and items of unexploded ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

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An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday.

HeroRAT Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has earned a Guinness World Records title as the most successful mine-detection rat. Guinness World Records Managing Editor, Adam Millward, praised the ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

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A landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record to become the first rodent to uncover more than 100 mines and other deadly war remnants. Ronin, an African giant pouched rat ...

The long-tailed rodents usually get a bad reputation, as most people see them as unclean vermin – and mice get all the good press. Just think about all the commonly expressions and insults ...

The Japanese fast-food chain Sukiya is temporarily shutting down its nearly 2,000 locations after a rat was found in a soup dish earlier this year. A rat was reportedly found in a bowl of miso ...