But deep underground, blind moles covered in silky yellow fur are “swimming” through the sand. These elusive creatures, called northern marsupial moles (Notoryctes caurinus), spend so much of ...

We also found that marsupial moles have two copies of a gene encoding hemoglobin—the molecule that carries oxygen in red blood cells. This is important because sand has low oxygen levels and ...

Image by Amy Downes. Characteristic red-sand mounds excavated by the mole-rats. The African mole-rats are an intriguing group of Mammals, and we started talking to research groups and scientists ...