One organizations is using rats to make the world a safer, healthier place by clearing landmines, diagnosing tuberculosis, and even finding earthquake survivors. Trump and Pence shake hands at ...

Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

The rats have also been trained to detect tuberculosis, while numerous other applications, all based around smell, are being researched. They are astonishingly effective. Over 20 years ...