HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. -- Allen Carrier's early morning pit stop at his home turned into quite the nightmare. He picked up the lid to his toilet and found a rat swimming around in there. His home is in ...

A new study suggests that individuals in naked mole-rat colonies are assigned specific roles, including digging, garbage ...

Naked mole rats may have specific roles, such as cleaning the toilet chamber or transporting waste, rather than being generalist helpers. The findings suggest naked-mole-rat colonies are even more ...

Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of ...

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"It is hell and I don't want to come home anymore," the mum said. "Neither of the kids will use the bathroom any more, they ...