Pruning by hand is a repetitive motion that gets harder to do as you age, causing cramps even in young, healthy hands.

These glow-in-the-dark axolotls can regrow lost limbs — and studying them could eventually help humans do the same.

Axolotls are helping scientists understand the key to limb regeneration. Alyssa Stone / Northeastern University Axolotls have a superpower: The adorable, perpetually smiling salamanders have the ...

Northeastern biologists find secret to limb regeneration in the axolotl salamander, a ‘superstar of cuteness’ By Claire Thornton Globe Staff,Updated June 11, 2025, 10:39 a.m.

Researchers uncovered how CYP26B1-mediated retinoic acid (RA) breakdown determines segment identity during axolotl limb regeneration. Disrupting RA degradation reprograms blastema cells, revealing ...

Too much retinoic acid, and a limb can grow back deformed and extra-long, with segments and joints not present in a well-formed leg, hampering an axolotl’s ability to easily move.

The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a lost arm or leg?

Tree loppers, indispensable devices for homeowners and professional tree surgeons alike, are used to prune and cut down trees. They come in different shapes ...

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April Lockhart tells PEOPLE she is a self-proclaimed “disabled fashun girly,” but her journey to self-acceptance has been anything but linear.

Katie Hopkins has been called out by a number of creators for her "mean" rant in which she mocked people with limb loss and differences whilst making gagging noises.

A shocking new study reveals that a condition that can lead to limb amputation is far more prevalent and deadly than previously believed.