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The permanent loss of amputated digits and limbs is the cost of being human. While worms, amphibians, fish and echinoderms all contain species capable of regenerating body parts, few mammals have the knack.

The Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) is known for its bone-crushing bite, gigantic size, and famously small forelimbs. But why these large, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs evolved tiny arms has long been debated.

In what must have been some of the most enjoyable experiments ever, scientists studied nearly 50 dogs of all shapes and sizes to assess which paw each pooch prefers - something believed to be a predictor of behavioral issues.

What if the best-tasting morsel isn't on your plate, but the one you steal? New research suggests "forbidden food" really may taste better.

One of the world's oldest turds has been given the royal science treatment, with ancient Arctic ground squirrel droppings offering a smorgasbord of DNA from other animals and plants dating back up to 700,000 years.

Bumblebees may be smarter than we give them credit for, with a new study showing the fuzzy insects have the cognitive plasticity required to overcome novel challenges.

Chloe Heys, University of Lancashire; Kevin Arbuckle, Swansea University, and Matilda Brindle, University of Oxford/ The Conversation ...

For nearly 200 years, biologists felt they had a pretty good grasp of the nudibranch genus Thecacera. Consisting of six known species found in marine habitats around the world, these shell-less molluscs seemed as small as small could be, ranging from ...

A deep-sea mystery that has stumped researchers for the past two-and-a-half years has a solution, with marine scientists from NOAA Fisheries and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in the US finally determining the identity of a ...