In 1945, a headless chicken named Mike stunned the world by surviving for 18 months after a botched beheading on a Colorado farm. He toured the US and became a sensation. But how did he survive—and ...

Cockroaches can live for up to a week without their heads. They don’t rely on their brains for basic body functions and breathe through spiracles on their bodies. The famous case of Mike the Headless ...