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 ...

Eastern moles spend so much of their lives underground that their pinhead-sized eyes are covered by a thin layer of skin. But darkness isn't the only challenge of tunnel life, where the low oxygen ...

'Super hemoglobin' allows moles to thrive underground. Researchers have made the first identification of an adaptation in the blood of Eastern moles which allows more efficient transport of carbon ...

Of moles, one thing is certain: They are back. Several types of moles inhabit the United States, but two really drive gardeners crazy with their burrowing and tunneling across lawns, around building ...

I live in an area that is rural, transitioning into suburban. In many areas of the state, developers are building more and more new subdivisions in areas that were once wooded or open fields. People ...

The eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is the most common and abundant mole in Kentucky. Moles are found in lawns, pastures, meadows, and woodlands. The mole belongs to the order of mammals called ...

As most people have begun mowing their lawns, they may have noticed the familiar mole runs or a curious above-ground network of runways. This is perhaps the most visual difference between the effects ...

There's a good reason why ears and eyes come in pairs. Receiving stimuli from two points of input is necessary to pinpoint the location of objects. Most animals, including people, can hear and see in ...

Scientists have identified two types of mole which they believe have been living undiscovered in the mountains of eastern Turkey. The new mole, named Talpa hakkariensis and Talpa davidiana tatvanensis ...

There's a good reason why ears and eyes come in pairs. Receiving stimuli from two points of input is necessary to pinpoint the location of objects. Most animals, including people, can hear and see in ...