They have been the many-headed creatures of myth and the arch-enemies of those doughty Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But real hydra, although they may not be much to look at, are far more interesting than ...

Though we might not think much of the small pond Hydra, it’s got an incredible secret superpower. It spends much of its day extending its small tentacles and waiting for food to pass, but when the ...

Immortality, much? Scientists believe that the hydra may be able to eternally resist going gentle into that good night. The Hydra of Greek myth was a terrifying many-headed water monster with virulent ...

CLAREMONT >> They’re tiny, up to a centimeter long at most. They’re relatively primitive animals with few organs comparable to those of humans. And under ideal conditions, the tiny creatures known as ...