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

The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team ...

Nearly 1,500 violations were found at Virginia’s migrant labor camps during state health department inspections over the last ...

A spaniel’s nose has long been used to catch smugglers and contraband, but scientists have now found an unusual replacement ...

The intelligent rodents have a particularly keen nose and have been previously trained to detect landmines and tuberculosis.

“The rats also continued to detect the wildlife ... The research for the present study was conducted at APOPO, a Tanzania-based, non-profit organization that provides a low-tech, cost-efficient ...

The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development is legally required to make NYCHA apartment violations publicly ...

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Scientists say their research shows the rats have a similar sense of smell to dogs, but they're able to fit in tighter spaces.

Rats, the scientists say ... They were then trained to only signal when the smell was present and not when they encountered other powerful scents, such as coffee and laundry detergent.