Located at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Morogoro, it is known for training African giant rats that have been deployed around the world, from detecting landmines and explosives in ...

They're smart & have a sense of smell that rivals that of the family canine. These rats hunt out landmines & disease faster ...

The Ballard Center for Social Impact hosted an escape-style game for freshmen, featuring stuffed rats and cardboard landmine ...

The Daily Universe is an educational lab tied to the curriculum of the journalism sequence in the BYU School of Communications and is committed to the mission of BYU and its sponsoring institution, ...

Michael Raine's work as a global humanitarian has recently earned him an OBE - meet the Consett man who has made a difference around the world.

This PSA had social media clogged with one-liners. A whacky government cartoon warned Seattle residents how to deal with rats that might climb up from flooded sewers into toilets – but social media ...

In 2020, Hungarian software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth came up with a fascinating experiment. With the use of a bootstrap experimental setup consisting of a large polystyrene ball, a ...

Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

Rotational ball, trigger button, and air-puffs to tell the rat it's run into a wall make for a more immersive experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...

Treasure Valley reports sharp rise in rat calls; pros see widespread presence. Rats exploit urban change, warmer winters and ‘human subsidies’ for survival. Experts say control is more likely than ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...