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How Axolotls Regrow Limbs: A Body Rebuilds Its Map
Learn how axolotls regrow limbs, what a blastema does, and why rebuilding a body part requires more than simply growing extra cells. Read the science.
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Learn how axolotls regrow limbs, what a blastema does, and why rebuilding a body part requires more than simply growing extra cells. Read the science.

Learn why wombats poop cubes, the way soft intestines can shape flat sides, and why a square opening is not the answer. Discover the unusual…

Learn why octopuses have three hearts, how their blue blood carries oxygen, and why a single human-style pump is not the only solution. Discover more.

Discover how hummingbirds hover, why both wing strokes matter, and how researchers made the invisible air around a small bird visible. Read the story.