Naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) can live for around 30 years. Credit: Getty Four subtle tweaks to an enzyme could help explain why naked mole rats’ can live for nearly 30 years, an unusually long lifespan for a creature its size. The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber), native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, has drawn attention …
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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 …
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Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Washington Post via Getty Images Naked mole rats live for up to 40 years, compared to about three years for a mouse They are weird, bald, subterranean rodents that look like sausages with teeth, and they have just revealed a genetic secret to long life. A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows …
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It’s a gardener’s worst nightmare to come out into the yard and find mounds all over the lawn. It’s a clear sign of a specific pest problem: moles. While they don’t necessarily harm plants directly, the mounds they create can smother and kill grass, and their movement in the soil can disrupt root systems. If you’ve already tried to get …
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In a groundbreaking study published in Scientific Reports, paleontologists have identified a new mole species, Vulcanoscaptor ninoti, based on an exceptionally well-preserved fossil found at the Pliocene-aged site of Camp dels Ninots in Girona, Spain. The fossil, which dates back 3.25 million years, offers invaluable insights into the evolutionary history of moles, revealing not only anatomical features that challenge previous …
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