Scientists are making a mountain out of a mole hill after finding a rare breed of sightless burrowing mammal not seen for the better part of a century. Researchers spent two years searching the sand ...

Conservationists and geneticists in South Africa have rediscovered a blind mole species lost to science nearly 90 years ago. The De Winton’s golden mole, known for its iridescent coat and ...

"When the water table rises so high after heavy rain that the ground is saturated, moles dig out soil to create a large above-ground mound in which they can have a tunnel system in which to shelter, ...

Scientists in South Africa have rediscovered 11 De Winton's golden moles, which haven't been seen since 1936. The tiny blind creatures have an iridescent coat and live largely underground. They appear ...

Scientists still find thousands of new species on Earth every year, but finding a new mammal is a relative rarity. Scientists have found not one, but two new species of mole native to southeastern ...

One mammal of North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma is superbly adapted for its underground life and is almost never seen above ground; but its shallow, subsurface tunnels (or runs) and surface mounds ...

Conservationists and geneticists in South Africa have rediscovered a blind mole species lost to science nearly 90 years ago. The De Winton’s golden mole, known for its iridescent coat and ...