Mole found a toy boat in the shop window that he always wanted, but he didn't have the money to buy it, so Mouse decided to buy it for him, even when it isn't Mole's birthday. But when they went to ...

The smallest mammals on Earth prove that survival, agility, and a voracious appetite have nothing to do with scale.

Naked mole rats are very unusual animals. They live underground in harsh environments and have complex social structures. They are also highly resistant to age-related diseases like cancer and ...

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their longevity. These burrow-dwelling rats have a maximum life span of nearly ...

While a typical mouse lives about four years, a naked mole-rat can live to nearly forty. That’s ten times longer than ...