Magawa is an expert mine-sniffing rat, and helps bomb disposal squads suss out landmines quickly. He is now retiring after five long years trawling Cambodia's minefields for buried explosives.

Magawa retired last year as the most successful explosive-sniffing rat the organization ever trained. His caretakers said he remained playful until last week, when he slowed down and had less of ...

Ronin and his landmine-sniffing rat pack are making a name for rodents everywhere by saving innocent civilians from hidden explosives. The African giant pouched rat recently set a new world record ...

Magawa, an African giant pouched rat who detected over 100 land mines and explosives in Cambodia and was awarded a medal for his work, died last week at the age of 8 and was remembered by the ...

An elite squad of real but remote-controlled rats could soon be scouring enemy bases and sniffing out explosives for the US military. The rodents are directed using a series of brain implants ...

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 ...