The trained rats sniff for explosive and so are able to detect the presence of landmines far faster than conventional methods which involve metal detection. [Photos: AFP] A rat handler carries on ...

The saying goes that Kansas City in August is hotter than two rats in a wool sock, but it turns out the rising temperatures from climate change are fueling explosive growth in the global rat ...

Indeed, the SOE files show that the Germans actually organised searches for these rodent explosives. The source of the dead rats was a London supplier, who was under the mistaken belief that it ...

The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian nonprofit, APOPO, to find land mines and alert his human handlers so the explosives can be ...