He recently taught us what a mole is. I used to think a mole was just an animal like me, but I learned it’s also a way chemists measure things that are so small we can’t even see. A mole of something ...

Voles and moles are very similar animals, and both creatures are kind of a nuisance. Despite their diminutive statures, they make their presence well-known by wreaking havoc on gardens and lawns.

As in some insect species, the queen is the only naked mole rat female to breed and bear young. Worker animals dig the burrows that the whole clan inhabits, using their prominent teeth and snouts.

According to the University of Wisconsin, other animals like ground squirrels and mice may use mole tunnels to munch on roots and bulbs. But as far as moles go, Dickens says, "Damage to plants ...

The word "mole" suggests a small, furry burrowing animal to many. But in this TED-Ed lesson, we look at the concept of the mole in chemistry.

Naked mole-rats evolved in eastern Africa ... impossible to film underground without causing major disturbance to the animals and their homes. Luckily for us there were several colonies at ...