naked mole-rats

A proof-of-concept study uses eDNA in the air to detect mammals, expanding the technique beyond aquatic sampling.

Chirp dialects appear to be enforced by the colony’s queen, but scientists aren’t sure how. 

Researchers identify changes to a pain receptor and to an ion channel that appear to enable the rodents to colonize otherwise inhospitable burrows.

The resilient rodents switch to fructose metabolism in order to survive for up to 18 minutes in anaerobic conditions.

A molecular adaptation lowers the rodent’s sensitivity to heat, scientists show.

Two captive males of the cancer-resistant species have shown signs of malignant tumors.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

A sugar protects the subterranean rodents from out-of-control cell division.

A new study reveals clues to the naked mole-rat’s ability to thrive in underground environments with high levels of carbon dioxide.