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Naked mole rats may have specific roles, including “toilet cleaners” and “garbage collectors,” new research suggests. The findings, published Wednesday (Oct. 8) in the journal Science Advances, hint that naked-mole-rat colonies are even more complex than scientists previously thought. “Our findings reveal the distinct roles of breeders and the remarkable behavioral diversity among nonbreeders, underscoring the complexity of naked mole-rat …

For the past few weeks, I have been wearing a necklace that was a gift from my mother, Juliet, on my wedding day. She repurposed a brooch she herself had inherited into a pendant for me: a finely-wrought gold dragon holding a glowing red little ruby in its mouth. It’s beautiful and I have felt strangely compelled to wear it …