These many-headed hydras aren't just a trick of mad science. For the first time, researchers have figured out what keeps hydra head regeneration in check. The findings could inform everything from ...

Well, maybe not everything. Consider the hydra. It’s named after a many-headed monster from Greek mythology. Chop off one head and two grow in its place. That myth isn’t too far from the real ...

Imagine you're battling the ancient Greek Hyra monster ... This hydra grows heads out of its other heads, and to kill it, you need to cut off the shortest head branches, lest it regrow that ...

As the creature terrorized the town of Lerna, Hercules tried to stop the nine-headed monster by slicing off its heads. Famously, any severed head of Hydra sprouts two or three more. But by ...

This is because scientists have finally figured-out regulates hydra head regeneration – with potentially profound implications for cancer research. Body parts regeneration is a an incredible ...

IN Greek mythology it was a multi-headed monster to be feared – but the modern-day Hydra could now prove to ... well as a very useful educational aid. Head teacher Gareth Davies said: “Like ...

Could this tiny creature, named after a mythical multiheaded monster, hold the secret to eternal youth? Related to jellyfish and anemones, the hydra has an almost otherworldly ability to heal itself ...