With their enormous cheek pouches and keen sense of smell, the giant pouched rat is making waves—not just in living rooms, but also on minefields and in hospitals. As a pet, it presents a challenge ...

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

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 ...

Across the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to ...

From land mine detection to sniffing out illegally trafficked wildlife parts, a group of trained African giant pouched rats ...

Elizabeth Bowen Visiting Cambodia some years ago, I came upon a band of musicians busking at the side of the road. The dozen ...