African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

But they’re not here because of their size. It’s because rats like these have saved thousands of lives, earning them the nickname “Hero Rats.” “These two rats specifically that we have ...

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 ...

In laboratories in Tanzania and Nairobi, rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis. Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected.