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This Rat Sniffs For Landmines In Cambodia–And Has Just Won A Gold Medal For His Life-Saving Work

A landmine detection rat, whose work in Cambodia has transformed the lives of the country’s citizens, has been awarded the gold medal from a...

Rats Are Saving Elephants From Hidden Landmines on Their Migration Routes

These clever little critters are going to help save endangered species by sniffing out bombs across the densest minefield in Africa.

Poland Completes the Destruction of One Million of its Landmines

Poland has now joined the ranks of 157 states that have destroyed their stockpiles of anti-personnel land mines.
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Rats Help Colombia Sniff Out Deadly Landmines

11 white-furred rats are in the final stages of a training program to find landmines that kill or injure hundreds of people each year...
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Breakthrough: Using Bacteria to Detect Landmines

Bacteria which glow green in the presence of explosives could provide a cheap and safe way to find hidden landmines, Edinburgh scientists claim....

Good News in History, December 3

31 years ago today, engineers at the Sema Group used the Vodaphone network and a computer to send the world's first SMS. It revolutionized...

Good News in History, July 31

130 years ago today, Conradh na Gaeilge, or the Gaelic League, was founded in Dublin, Ireland as an association to support the Irish language...

Nonprofit is Training Rats to Sniff Out Tuberculosis, More Sensitive Than Microscope Testing

Let's face it, rats aren't the most popular animal. From the Black Death to the Netflix documentary on New York's rodent problem, they may...

Rats Trained to Carry Tiny Backpacks Into Earthquake Zones – So Rescue Teams Can Talk to Survivors

Rats are being trained to be sent into earthquake debris wearing tiny backpacks, so rescue teams can talk to survivors. The innovative project is being...

Invading Rats Were Finally Eradicated on 2 Galapagos Islands Thanks to Drone Partnership

Two years after a rodent eradication program began on two Galapagos Islands, conservations are excited to finally declare the lands rat-free—and drones, for the...

U.S. Donation Kicks Off Landmine Clearing in One of the Largest Conservation Areas in the World

A new project to demine seven million square meters of land, including a critical area inside the largest contiguous wildlife area in the world,...

This Week’s Inspiring Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny’s ‘Free Will Astrology’

Our friend Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...

Zimbabwe Protects Its Iconic Wildlife And Bans Coal Mining in All National Parks

Zimbabwe has banned exploratory coal mining operations and many small gold mining contracts in all 11 national parks, heralding a massive victory for Zimbabwean...

Woman Who Lives With 27 Sick Dogs Dubbed ‘Miracle Worker’ After Getting Paralyzed Pups to Walk Again

No matter their disability or demands, Claire-Louise Nixon will not turn down a dog who is in need of her miracle-working physical therapy and love.

African Elephant Poaching Has Fallen By More Than 50% Over the Course of the Last 6 Years

Due to the falling international demand for illegal ivory, there has been a dramatic decrease in African elephant poaching.

Dogs Could Be the Key to Turning the Tide Against Malaria

Continuing the global battle against malaria, scientists are using a novel tool for the fight: sniffer dogs. In recent tests, trained sniffer dogs were able...

North and South Korea Have Begun Clearing the Mines in the DMZ

The initiative is another step forward in the peace talks between North and South Korea.

No More Cages: New Animal Cracker Packaging Sets Mascots Free to Represent the Changing Times

This new Nabisco packaging is just one way to show that the times are a-changin' to show that more and more people are caring about animal rights.

Black Rhinos Return to Landscapes 50 Years After They Were Wiped Out

The black rhino has not been seen on the Chadian plains since the 1970s – but thanks to a “historic” international collaboration, that is no longer the case.

Student Invents Device That Captures Tailpipe Pollution So He Can Turn it Into Ink

“Less pollution, more art. That’s what we’re going for,” says the MIT student.