The naked mole rat might look like a creepy, little, subterranean rodent, but according to a new study, it could hold the secret to living longer. The species lives far longer than scientists would ...

There's a problem with the colonies of naked mole rats that Rochelle Buffenstein carted down to her new lab in Texas four years ago. Unlike mice, which die of cancer by the crateful, not a single ...

Naked mole-rats have distinctive cardiometabolic and genetic adaptations to their underground low-oxygen lifestyles. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46470-x; ...

Whereas other rodents, like mice and rats, are susceptible to many of the same age-related diseases that we are —cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and cancers— naked mole rats are ...

We expel carbon dioxide as waste. Naked mole rats bathe their brains in it to prevent seizures. The unique animals thrive underground but cannot handle the lack of carbon dioxide above.

Naked mole rats could hold the key to eternal fertility in women, scientists have theorized. For most mammals, including humans, females are born with a finite number of eggs and become gradually ...

Scientists found blind mole rat in a cat’s mouth and rediscovered an “extinct” mammal not seen in the country for 120 years, a study said.

Scientists are using machine learning to eavesdrop on naked mole rats, fruit bats, crows and whales — and to communicate back. Naked mole rats live in large, underground colonies and have an ...

Naked Mole-rat Cam Highlights Description Watch our brand new naked mole-rat cam to watch our colony busily bustling about their tunnel system! The cam is in the chamber that keepers fill with a feast ...