Unable to feel most types of pain and resistant to most forms of cancer, you’d think naked mole rats were already the superheroes of the animal world. But as if that wasn’t enough, they have another ...

The reclusive subterranean rodents, often studied for their cancer-fighting biology, backfill their tunnels to regenerate ...

Naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are tough rodents that have high tolerance for certain types of pain and, until recently, appeared to also be cancer-free. In a study published last week (April ...