The mild temperatures we've had more than a week in January have not been record-setting. The 40-degree reading was recorded only once, somewhat similar to what we had in December. Following the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hosts: Moles are beneficial because they eat mole crickets; beetle larvae (white grubs, wire worms, etc.); ants and ant brood; moth larvae and pupae (cutworms and armyworms); slugs; and earthworms.

It’s easy to have low expectations for these creatures. My own experience with moles is limited to the sight of their carcasses at my doorstep, laid there by our triumphant and generous cat. Stretched ...