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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNSuper-Sniffing Rat Sets a New World Record for Discovering Deadly Land Mines—and He's Just Getting StartedFormer conflict zones are littered with land mines, a type of controversial concealed weapon designed to kill or maim anyone ...
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IFLScience on MSNMeet Ronin, The Guinness World Record-Breaking Rat Who's Saving Lives, One Mine At A TimeAcross the world, there are estimated to be over 110 million landmines still buried in more than 60 countries. According to the Mine Action Review, in 2023, there were 1,431 deaths and 5,241 recorded ...
Elizabeth Bowen Visiting Cambodia some years ago, I came upon a band of musicians busking at the side of the road. The dozen ...
Some consider rats, not to be confused with mice, as pests. Others deem them lifesavers. One African giant pouched rat in Cambodia is making communities safer by sniffing out dangerous explosives—and ...
Ronin is part of APOPO, a Belgian nonprofit that trains African giant pouched rats to detect unactivated land mines left over from wars in different countries. The organization explains that many ...
Innovators Magazine is delighted to be a media partner for next week’s EU-Startups Summit in Malta. It is one of the big ...
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InspireMore on MSNCambodian Rat Breaks Lifesaving World Record At Just 5 Years OldIn Cambodia alone, these explosives have caused more than 65,000 deaths since 1979. In other words, Ronin and other rats like ...
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