What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades.

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

These burrowing animals have a biological mechanism that does the opposite of what it does in humans: it repairs DNA instead ...

Scientists discovered four protein changes that help naked mole rats repair DNA faster. These small tweaks may explain their ...

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

The secret to the naked mole-rats' extraordinarily long life may lie in subtle changes to just four amino acids, researchers ...

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

An international study reports that the combination of two drugs could significantly retard the development of a dangerous ...

This came up in a front page discussion recently, and I promised I'd do a bit of a brain dump. The motivation: people often talk about whether we're regulating the risks posed by exposure to radiation ...