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Wild axolotls are facing extinction. That’s the bad news. But take heart: Cutie-pie axolotls bred in captivity may be able to ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells ...

Everything you need to know before you partake in the polar bear imitation trend, courtesy of scientists and veteran winter ...

As the morning sun filters through the quiet halls of a post-primary monastic school in Dala township, Yangon region, 14-year-old ...

A midland painted turtle. Unlike its land cousin the box turtle, painted turtles do not have a hinged bottom shell that closes when the head is pulled in. © Jim ...

Discover how nasal breathing, particularly slow and rhythmic inhales and exhales, directly enhances memory, focus and emotional control. Emerging neuroscience reveals this simple practice synchronises ...

Sara Tolbert's research has been supported by funding from NZCER's TLRI scheme. She served as subject matter expert (science) and science advisory group member to the New Zealand Ministry of Education ...

Get a breath of this not-so-fresh air. Japanese and US researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for people who can’t breathe through their lungs — by delivering oxygen where the sun doesn ...

Last year, a group of researchers won the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physiology for discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus. But as with many Ig Nobel awards, there is a ...