They are also light enough that they don't trip the bombs when walking over them. These aren't just your everyday sewer rats. These Gambian pouched rats are native to sub-Saharan Africa and can ...

When it comes to creative ways to take out Nazis inSniper Elite: Resistance, the Rat Bomb is as devious as it gets. Why go loud when you can let paranoia, and a well-placed explosive, do the work ...

Apopo trains rats to sniff out landmines and tuberculosis. It was the first time that I saw rats not as “bearers of disease” but as fighters against disease and destruction. I spent time with Apopo ...

PHNOM PENH, June 5 (AFP): A giant African pouched rat called Magawa who spent years sniffing out landmines in the Cambodian countryside has stopped working and will enjoy a well-earned retirement ...

The adorable Gambian pouched rats outperform both metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs when it comes to finding unexploded devices. They can also work a lot faster - covering more miles of land ...