The statement that "human-level artificial intelligence is the last invention mankind need ever make" has been much bandied about of late. It implies that once we have invented something as smart as ...

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 ...

The sea worm Platynereis dumerilii is only a few centimeters long but has a remarkable ability: in just a few days, it can regenerate entire parts of its body after an injury or amputation. By ...

An essential rite of passage for many an otherwise nonviolent child involves cutting an earthworm down the middle and watching as the two halves squirm. One half — the one with the brain — will ...

We're way behind several species when it comes to regeneration, and scientists are keen to discover the secrets of these other animals so we can learn from them – including, in a new study, the marine ...

Researchers have found a genetic pathway that facilitates inter-species communication between a marine worm, acoel, and its symbiotic algae. Many organisms are far more complex than just a single ...

Biologists at Tufts University have removed the head and brain of a worm by decapitation, and then watched as it regenerated both its head and brain -- and, somewhat miraculously, the memories stored ...

It seems this depends heavily on which phylum of worm you are bisecting. Most worms in the Annelida phylum can regenerate lost segments to some extent, but many will die if you cut them in half ...

Listen to Short Wave on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. A tiny flatworm that regenerates entire organs. A South American snail that can regrow its eyes. A killifish that suspends ...