Natives to the savannahs of southern Africa, these giant rats, also known as 'hero rats' by people who train them, have been used to detect deadly land mines and tuberculosis pathogens in samples.

Kelly Lambert is a professor of behavioral neuroscience at the University of Richmond. She is also the author of “The Lab Rat ...

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earning them the nickname “hero-rats.” Efforts are underway to expand the use of their keen sense of smell to finding people trapped in collapsed buildings, detecting diseases in laboratory ...

Rats are dismissed as vermin and blamed for being transmitters of diseases such as the bubonic plague. They also terrify many people and are incorrectly thought of as being dirty. But in East ...

In a warm and engaging new book, the iconic actress takes the reader through her personal photo album, documenting an incredible life along the way.

Wildlife trafficking. The illegal practice involves capturing, killing and selling of wildlife and byproducts including pelts, ivory, plants and furs and more. These illicit products are often traded ...

Species around the world are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, which peddles in wares such as pangolin scales, ...

Magawa, the recently retired landmine detection rat, eats corn at the APOPO Visitor ... in Cambodia in 2016 to begin clearing mines. "A hero is laid to rest," APOPO said.

Tesseract Studios and Salient Games have revealed Songs of Rats, a dark minimalist RPG inspired by choose-your-own-adventure ...

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