For the past four years an African giant pouched rat named Ronin has been using his sensitive nose to sniff out ...

The US foreign aid freeze has cast a long shadow over demining efforts in Cambodia. What does Trump's "America First" agenda mean for the Southeast Asian country?

Imagine seeing a giant rat as a welcome sight, the same way you greet a talented colleague at work in the morning. Coffee ...

After years of war in Cambodia, specially trained rats are now sniffing over thousands of square miles to detect any ...

Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...

Ronin and his fellow rats are aiding ongoing efforts to detect and clear some of the 4 to 6 million landmines and other unexploded munitions that lie hidden in Cambodia after years of conflict.

Rats respond to the smell of TNT and are not distracted by harmless metal items in the ground. APOPO, Anti-personnel Landmines Removal Project, is a charity founded by two Belgians 25 years ago.

Ronin, a 5-year-old African giant pouched rat, has found 109 land mines and 15 other unexploded ordnances in Cambodia ...

From land mine detection to sniffing out illegally trafficked wildlife parts, a group of trained African giant pouched rats in Tanzania is proving a valuable partner for humans, Mongabay’s Lucia ...

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. Ronin, a giant African pouched rat ...