As in some insect species, the queen is the only naked mole rat female to breed and bear young. Worker animals dig the burrows that the whole clan inhabits, using their prominent teeth and snouts.

While mole mounds and tunnels can ruin the appearance of your lawn, having moles in your yard comes with some benefits. Their ...

The word "mole" suggests a small, furry burrowing animal to many. But in this TED-Ed lesson, we look at the concept of the mole in chemistry.

The eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is the most common and abundant mole in Kentucky. Moles are found in lawns, pastures, meadows, and woodlands. The mole belongs to the order of mammals called ...

For highly social animals, being alone can be stressful – often leading to poor health and anxiety – but solitary animals do just fine. In fact, Middle East blind mole rats become stressed and anxious ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The blind De Winton's golden mole, thought to be lost for nearly a century, was found in South Africa using eDNA, a technique that examines DNA left in the environment.

Citing “extinction-level threats from habitat-destroying development and sea-level rise,” the Center for Biological Diversity ...

Solitary lifestyles can have some big advantages in the animal world. Can humans learn anything from them? The Middle East blind mole rat is the ultimate introvert. Residing about a foot ...