Some animals can regrow lost body parts. Salamanders and frog tadpoles can rebuild entire limbs after amputation. Mammals ...

Animals often surprise us, but some abilities go beyond simple curiosity. Every now and then, researchers come across a trait that raises more questions than answers. Even with modern tools like ...

Scientists discover a tiny ancient reptile, Captorhinus aguti, that may explain how rib breathing evolved and how humans ...

The origins of Alzheimer's remain contentious, but a new study suggests the disease may emerge as two key proteins compete ...

In 2000, researchers thought they found the oldest fossil octopus, which lived over 300 million years ago. But it may just be ...

The axolotl is one of the strangest animals on Earth. This aquatic salamander can regenerate limbs, repair damaged tissue, and heal without leaving scars. Scientists study the axolotl closely because ...

Bruce Friedrich has devoted his life to reducing American meat consumption—and he isn’t giving up just yet.

NIH-funded animal study finds heritable memories of damage persisted in cells months after inflammation ceased. March 29, 2026 – National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: In a new ...

Scientists have discovered that a common fungus and a common bacterium can combine to cause much worse injuries to living ...

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer. In this type of cancer, which affects blood ...