/tags/landmines landmines en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:08:56 GMT /science-technology/2014-02-27/enormous-african-rats-detect-landmines-across-the-continent Most Americans think of rats as nuisances to be trapped and destroyed. But in Tanzania, giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to detect… Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:08:56 GMT /science-technology/2014-02-27/enormous-african-rats-detect-landmines-across-the-continent Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-27/enormous-african-rats-detect-landmines-across-the-continent Most Americans think of rats as nuisances to be trapped and destroyed. But in Tanzania, giant pouched rats use their acute sense of smell to detect… Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:08:56 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-27/enormous-african-rats-detect-landmines-across-the-continent Nicole Campbell, Frank Stasio