James Whomsley did not study engineering at university. He studied history. He describes himself as “always a little bit behind with maths and sciences” at school, partly due to dyslexia. Yet today, ...

Ever feel run off your feet? Spare a thought for sea stars, creatures whose movement involves the coordination of hundreds of ...

Dinosaur footprints have always been mysterious, but a new AI app is cracking their secrets. DinoTracker analyzes photos of fossil tracks and predicts which dinosaur made them, with accuracy rivaling ...

Discover how to build a walking wooden dog inspired by Strandbeest and Theo Jansen's ingenious linkage design. This step-by-step tutorial guides you through the entire process, from crafting the ...

In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely ...