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Correction Aug. 21, 2019. In this story, we incorrectly say that naked mole rats don't feel pain from stinging ants. It's actually the highveld mole rat, a furry relative to the naked mole rat ...
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 ...
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Pretty doesn’t last. But the naked mole rat abides. The nearly blind subterranean rodent with wrinkly, pink skin and sparse hair looks disturbingly like a big toe with tusks. But it can live for ...
The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a super-social burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa. These sausage-shaped critters are impervious to chemical pain from acid and capsaicin.
The naked mole rat gets so much press, you’d think it was the only mole rat in town. Sure those hairless weirdos can survive at oxygen levels below that of Mount Everest’s peak and don’t ...
Duru - About Mole Rats and Depression is set to release on Steam on May 5th, 2023. The game is a 2D puzzle platformer that explores mental health and friendship. Developed by Twisted Ramble Games, the ...
Worker mole-rats dig extensive tunnels and scavenge for food. The higher ranked a mole-rat is, the less work it does. “Like in human societies,” quips Lewin.
Naked mole-rats are among the strangest mammals on the planet. Not only do they live longer than any other rodent ‒ up to 37 years ‒ they can also have babies well into old age.