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

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

However, being “very small and agile,” rats have the upper hand in a densely packed shipping container, she explains. Unlike dogs, the rats are happy to work with multiple handlers and ...

a ship that leaves port with only a few rats in it is apt to come back with an army of them aboard. The span of life is between three and five years, although now and then one may live somewhat ...

Giant African rats, already used to sniff out land mines, can do the same for smuggled rhino horns, elephant tusks and other common contraband, researchers report.

APOPO's rats are cost-efficient scent detection tools. They can easily access tight spaces like cargo in packed shipping containers or be lifted up high to screen the ventilation systems of sealed ...

Rats are our shadow selves. We live on the surface of the city ... (The misnomer “Norway rat” may have arisen when an infested ship that happened to be Norwegian docked in an English port.) ...

DISGUSTED neighbours forced live next to a rotting, rat-infested, sewage covered property have begged the owner for help - but he refuses. Fuming residents say the crumbling once-grand detached ...

It's always a worry if you've spotted a mouse indoors or a rat in the backyard. And learning how to get rid of mice or how to get rid of rats can be a challenging and often expensive task at the ...

Because who can truly predict an order of events like this: Art jam-hammers a thick plastic tube down Jess' throat, essentially killing her Art then forces live rats down into the tube ...

In a particularly alarming incident, an inspector spotted a live rat in the corridor next to the ... were offered for sale either as a package deal or as separate ventures with a combined asking ...

However, being “very small and agile,” rats have the upper hand in a densely packed shipping container, she explains. Unlike ...