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Scientists have discovered the largest species that has the ability to regrow limbs. According to Business Insider, it's the alligator. Like lizards, young American gators can regrow their tails up to 9 inches. Prof. Kenro Kusumi is a co-senior study author and the director of Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences. Kusumi began studying gator regrowth after receiving a package in the mail that contained a deformed alligator tail in a pickle jar with ethanol. The tail was discolored, forked, and the scales were smaller than normal. Kusumi realized that the tail looked like it had been regrown.
The late, great French biologist Louis Pasteur once said, 'Chance favors the prepared mind.' A group of Dutch cancer scientists says they've discovered a pair of salivary glands that absolutely no one had ever noticed before. CNN reports the glands are hidden away in the skull, where the nasal cavity and the throat meet. The cancer researchers first came across the body part during a scan designed to look for tumorous growths. The 'unknown entity' cannot be seen on X-rays, or in ultrasound, MRI scans, or PET scans. Rather, the glands can only be seen in a new, highly advanced type of scan called PSMA PET/CT The scientists, from the Netherlands Cancer Institute, propose naming them 'tubarial glands.'
Reuters Starbucks has begun rolling out tumblers with a black-and-white, Halloween-themed pattern. The cups glow in the dark. Starbucks is also selling a six-pack of reusable cups with glow-in-the-dark lids for hot drinks. While you can't use the cups in stores amid the pandemic, customers can show the new Halloween-themed tumbler when ordering for a 10-cent discount. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Fall is here for Starbucks, and that doesn't just mean new drinks.
If you're grossed out by creepy crawling creatures, you should look away now. Scientists from the University of North-Eastern Philippines in the city of Iriga discovered a five-foot long living specimen of a shipworm named the Kuphus polythalami, earlier in the week. The giant shipworm, which was found in a tusk-like shell, was confirmed to be different from other species of shipworms, making its home in gas-emitting mud rather than the wood of trees washed in the ocean. Amazingly, after scientists filed open the shell, they discovered a living shipworm inside. This isn't the first time that scientists have uncovered shipworm shells for over three centuries, but it is a historic discovery nonetheless because it is the first time scientists have been able to access the animal living inside. Now scientists are working to classify the strange being and identify its habitat and characteristics. What strange, new wonders is the ocean still hiding?
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London studying bumble bees have observed that the insects were able to share knowledge regarding the use of tools.
Scientists have discovered a planet orbiting the star closest to our own sun. If that’s not remarkable enough, the planet lies in the star’s so-called Goldilocks zone, meaning it’s possible the planet’s surface supports liquid water, and perhaps even life.
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