From toilet cleaners to tail-tugging—new study reveals complex social behaviors of naked mole-rats

Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of ...
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The naked mole rat’s molecular secrets to a long life

The team genetically engineered fruit flies to make naked mole rat cGAS and found that they lived 70 days—10 days longer than ...

What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae

The main factor that determines a butterfly is its clubbed antennae. Unlike those of moths, butterfly antennae consist of a ...
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We've discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long

The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a ...

We Tested Mole Traps for 4 Weeks, and One Proved to Be Better Than the Rest

We tested each trap in our mole-infested yard to see which ones were easiest to set up and most effective. After four weeks, the highest-performing trap was the Polaflex Galvanized Steel Scissor Mole ...