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Discover how axolotls and flatworms coordinate regeneration through body-wide signals, revealing a complex healing process.

A light micrograph of the larva of the parasitic flatworm that causes the disease schistosomiasis in people. A RIKEN researcher has ...

Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.

Over the last 12 months, scientists from London’s Natural History Museum have been busy collecting, studying and cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth. Museum scientists have given ...

The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

Researchers announced over 70 new species in a single year, including bizarre insects, ancient dinosaurs, rare mammals, and ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.