Siem Reap is famous for Angkor Wat, but there’s so much more to discover in Cambodia! In this travel vlog, I explore Cambodia’s ancient wonders and its vibrant local culture—trying delicious Fish Amok ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hoping to find homes for some of its testing animals held for research conducted ...

With millions of lives touched by TB each year, the work of APOPO's one little rat is a reminder that the fight against disease doesn't always require high-tech solutions.

Ronin on minefield next to danger sign. (Courtesy of APOPO) A rat named Ronin has set a new Guinness World Record by detecting 109 land mines in Cambodia over the last four years. Ronin is an ...

Anti-Personnel Landmines Detection Product Development (APOPO), a Belgian non-governmental organization, has just announced that HeroRAT Ronin has broken the Guinness World Record for the most ...

Ronin the African giant pouched rat is one of more than 100 rats trained by a Belgian nonprofit to sniff out deadly land mines. Guinness World Records / APOPO Former conflict zones are littered ...

Some of the earlier generations of the African giant pouched rats at APOPO had worked on Weetjens’s original goal of detecting land mines, while others were trained to sniff out tuberculosis.

A Westmeath woman has expressed her surprise and pride after a landmine-hunting rat that she adopted in Cambodia set a world record for sniffing out devices.

Belgian aid organisation Apopo revealed Ronin’s achievements on Friday, World Rat Day, which is marked every year on April 4. Ronin, an African pouched rat, secured the record after being put to ...

A rat named Ronin has set a new record by detecting over 100 landmines in Cambodia since August 2021, surpassing the previous record held by Magawa. Trained by Belgian organization APOPO, Ronin is ...

A mine-sniffing African giant pouched rat named Ronin has been acknowledged by the Guinness World Records.

This handout photo taken on February 23, 2022 and released by Belgian charity APOPO on April 4, 2025 shows a rat named Ronin sniffing for landmines in a mine field in Preah Vihear province. (Photo ...