Scientists have learned secrets of Australia’s marsupial mole

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:

In Australia, there’s a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush, golden fur. It is blind. It has flipper-like front feet so it can swim through desert sands. And it is not easy to find. NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on how scientists recently learned some of its secrets.

NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: There’s moles…