African giant pouched rats can detect landmines and diseases. Now some have been trained to ferret out elephant ivory, pangolin scales and more.

Who wants to catch rats and keep them? Research scientists? More bewildering, where does one release a rat once you catch it?

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Yes, this is a real concern! Rodents have made their way onto two recent flights. Here's what to do—and not do.

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A little girl playing with her friend in Luzhou, in the Chinese Province of Sichuan, was joined by a giant rat which climbed inside her blouse in a spine-chilling moment ...

South African leaders call for urgent government action to combat rising food poisoning cases linked to spaza shops, ...

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Mark Longo said the pain over the state raid that killed his beloved P'nut the Squirrel resurfaced when he found an almond in ...