Explore 13 animals with astonishing abilities that inspired human inventions, from robotics and medicine to everyday ...

When it comes to innovation, nature often gets there first. For millions of years, plants and animals have been adapting, optimizing, and surviving through elegant solutions to life’s toughest ...

Many innovations in modern design come from studying how animals solve problems in their environments. From the way insects ...

Bio-inspired robotics Beyond animal biology, the findings could help engineers design flexible robots for challenging environments. "This research provides new ways of understanding neuromotor control ...

Blueprints -- The kingfisher and the bullet train -- Octopus: the ultimate disguise -- Return from the dead: the tardigrade -- A woodpecker and a black box -- Polar bears and insulation -- Mosquitoes, ...

Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able ...

Hydrogels-materials like gelatin that can absorb and hold water-can aid wound healing and enable slow-release drug delivery, but they usually break down in acidic environments like the stomach.