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Research finds lizards who lose their limbs not only survive but thrive

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By Ayesha Rascoe

Published October 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM EDT

New research shows that despite losing limbs, some lizards are able to thrive.

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Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.

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