Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only manage a few millimeters at the tip of a finger. This wide range in ...

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have the incredible ability to regenerate limbs, and even entire organs. And of course, people want to know how we might get our own human bodies to do it, too. A team ...

You might feel the same every day, but biologically, you never are. Beneath the surface, your body is constantly rebuilding ...

What if the key to human limb regeneration wasn’t buried in sci-fi dreams—but already in your medicine cabinet? Scientists at Northeastern University have uncovered a breakthrough that’s raising ...

With a silly smile and frilly gills, the axolotl has wriggled its way into the hearts of millions, becoming a popular aquarium pet and pop culture icon in video games, children’s books and toy stores.

Axolotls have a superpower: The adorable, perpetually smiling salamanders have the ability to regrow missing body parts in just a few weeks. Now, in a new study that scientists say could one day help ...

Mammals aren’t known for the ocular regenerative powers, but a new study shows that nature has a few tricks up its sleeve.

A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being able to regrow whole bodies from small fragments—and discovered something ...

A tiny worm that regenerates entire organs. A South American snail that can regrow its eyes. A killifish that suspends animation in dry weather... The tiny worm at the heart of regeneration science ...

Apple snails can fully regrow their eyes, and their genes and eye structures are strikingly similar to humans. Scientists mapped the regeneration process and used CRISPR to identify genes, including ...