The Alberta and federal governments are urging people to “rat on rats,” launching a campaign Tuesday to keep the province free of the destructive pest. For more than 70 years, Alberta has been ...

Now, a species of giant pouched rat has been trained to fulfill a similar role in finding illegal wildlife products. The rodents who underwent the training are African giant pouched rats and ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already ...

THE COLLEGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN PART FOR THE EDUCATION OF INDIAN TRIBES RIGHT ON CAMPUS. THE HOOD MUSEUM OF ART PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE TRIBES BY FEATURING MANY INDIGENOUS WORKS. THERE ARE POTS LIKE ...

They’re rats. And they wear tiny red vests. African giant pouched rats have been trained to identify pangolin scales, elephant ivory and other items from at-risk species, researchers report ...

Mary Bryan Hood, an artist, supporter of the arts and founding director of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, passed away Sunday. She was 86. Hood led the OMFA since its opening in 1977 ...

Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the ...

African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) could be the next line of defense in the illegal wildlife trade. A team of researchers have trained these three-pound rats to pick up the scent of ...

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

The Hood Museum of Art’s landmark exhibition, “Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light),” will travel to the Phoenix Art Museum on Feb. 28, 2026 and remain in the city until June 2026 following its ...

Researchers trained African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife species and remember targets for several months. (Credit: APOPO) Researchers have trained African giant pouched ...