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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 ...
"There's supposed to be seven, I think I found six," said Annika Bull, a 9-year-old participating in the Hermitage's Easter Rat Scavenger Hunt. "I tried finding a piano and looked close to it and ...
Greatland’s acquisition of the Telfer gold and copper mine and the neighbouring Havieron project from Newmont Corporation for up to $US475m is looking more and more ...
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 ...
Chinese-speaking IronHusky hackers are targeting Russian and Mongolian government organizations using upgraded MysterySnail remote access trojan (RAT) malware. Security researchers at Kaspersky's ...
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 ...