Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ...

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their ...

The naked mole rat ( Heterocephalus glaber ), native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, has drawn attention from ...

The longevity of naked mole rats may partly be due to them having a variant of a key protein that boosts DNA repair – a ...

Naked mole rat's unique DNA repair mechanism may hold key to longevity and age-related research breakthroughs.

Researchers in China have determined to identify the genetic basis for the naked mole-rats’ increased longevity.

The mole rat lives about 37 years which is about five times longer than expected for an animal of its size and type. Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London have learned more about why the ...

Its secrets could lead to longer life, cancer cures. May 4, 2014 — -- East Africa's naked mole rat may be one of the ugliest critters on the planet, but to scientists around the world it is ...

A Mysterious Rat Vanished Into the Mountains in 1989. It Just Showed Its Face for the First Time Since. Here’s what you’ll learn about when you read this story. Mallomys istapantap is the largest (and ...