The reclusive subterranean rodents, often studied for their cancer-fighting biology, backfill their tunnels to regenerate ...

Naked mole rats might not be the most appealing members of the animal kingdom, aesthetically speaking, but what they lack in visual appeal they more than make up for with a long list of bizarre traits ...

What if reaching 150 years old was no longer science fiction? Imagine a world where aging slowed dramatically, cancer became ...

Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or extinct. And according to the United Nations, the rate at which species are being pushed to extinction is accelerating. But, some ...

Researchers have documented remarkable behavior in African mole rats that appears strikingly similar to farming. By feeding ...

Like Marvel’s surly superhero Luke Cage, naked mole-rats are seemingly indestructible, hairless creatures that are impervious to certain kinds of pain. This last power has puzzled researchers, because ...