“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

Officials working to combat wildlife smugglers may have a new, furry tool to help sniff out illegally trafficked items: giant ...

African giant pouched rats have been trained to sniff out illegal animal parts like elephant tusks and rhino horns to catch ...

Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container and quickly found that rats could learn to drive forward by ...

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

Even after those smell-free months, the rats demonstrated scent retention as good as trained dogs. Next steps include experimenting with different ways to detect a wider variety of scents in a ...

For this purpose, the rats will be outfitted with custom-made vests. With their front paws, they will be able to pull a small ball attached at the chest of their vest, which emits a beeping sound.

Apparently, no detail is too small for a city agency to attend to in Mayor Adams’ ongoing war on the Big Apple’s rat ...

Rat infestations can pose significant challenges for homeowners in Rowlett, TX. These pests damage property and carry diseases that can affect human health. Effective management strategies include ...

Baltimore’s Rat Rubout team takes 235,000 calls a year, seeking to exterminate the vermin population plaguing neighborhoods.

It's the dream of many Americans to ditch the office job rat race and launch a business of their own. Now, arguably, starting ...