In Cambodia, the world’s most contaminated country for landmines, a giant rat named Ronin has become an expert at saving ...

Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping ...

African giant pouched rats have such a keen sense of smell, they are being used to detect landmines across Cambodia.

Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping ...

Rats have become indispensable in helping specialists detect land mines that have killed and maimed thousands in Cambodia.

The African giant pouched rats can grow up to 45 centimetres and weigh up to 1.5 kilograms, about the size of a Chihuahua. They are at the forefront of efforts to detect unexploded bombs that have ...

TRACH, Cambodia – It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way across 775 ...

An estimated 4 to 6 million land mines are scattered throughout Cambodia, one of the world's worst-affected places. Rats possessing an exceptional sense of smell are being trained to detect the mines.

Cambodia has deployed its next generation of rat recruits to sniff out landmines as part of efforts to boost de-mining operations in a country plagued for decades by unexploded ordnance (UXO ...

TRACH, Cambodia (AP) — It's been a busy morning for Cletus, Meynard, Victoria and others of their furry band. Tiny noses and long whiskers twitching, they've scurried and sniffed their way ...

It's 5:45 in the morning, and in a training field outside Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat, Cambodia's demining rats are already hard at work. Their noses… In Cambodia, Rats Are Being Trained To Sniff ...