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Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but one named Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that. Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents ...
The city has confiscated 140 pounds of banned rat poison this month but street vendors keep selling the stuff – as one expert warned the black market could have deadly consequences. Local ...
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to save lives Not a fan of rats? Well, they might save your life. APOPO is a global nonprofit organization that trains ...
A rat has sniffed his way into the record books — and saved lives in the process. Ronin the African giant pouched rat set a new world record for the most landmines detected by a rat. Guinness ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Residents and businesses in Roxborough are voicing their concerns about rats that seem to have invaded the area. "You wouldn't confuse them with mice. They're big ...
Matthew Brooker is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business and infrastructure. Formerly, he was an editor for Bloomberg News and the South China Morning Post. There’s always a silver ...
But let’s be real: unsanitary conditions aren’t exclusive to these eateries — I once saw rats at a pristine-looking restaurant in a mall. On 11 Apr 2025, the Bandar Mahkota Cheras community was jolted ...
Ancient silk paintings dating to China’s Ming dynasty have yielded new clues about the domestication of brown rats, which according to researchers, could have spread to the rest of the world ...
Rats are one of those pests that you don’t want in your garden, nibbling on your displays. Once in your soil, they can wreak havoc by damaging your plants, flowers, and crops. Not only that, but ...