Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.

As in some insect species, the queen is the only naked mole rat female to breed and bear young. Worker animals dig the burrows that the whole clan inhabits, using their prominent teeth and snouts.

According to the University of Wisconsin, other animals like ground squirrels and mice may use mole tunnels to munch on roots and bulbs. But as far as moles go, Dickens says, "Damage to plants ...

Naked mole-rats evolved in eastern Africa ... impossible to film underground without causing major disturbance to the animals and their homes. Luckily for us there were several colonies at ...

Image by Joel Sartore/ Photo Ark. The remarkable nose of the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata). Seeing a star-nosed mole in person is special. Discovering new insights into the biology of this ...

While biking around Buffalo Bayou Park the afternoon after Hurricane Beryl hit, I happened upon a small animal that appeared to be struggling in the floodwaters. It turned out to be a mole.

Scovill Zoo has a unique Valentine's Day gift idea for you... how about naming a cockroach, naked mole-rat or vulture after ...