Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have showcased a new type of bionic leg that can be plugged directly into the patient's brain. The prosthetic is surgically connected to ...

Six legs can work just fine for the flexible Guatemalan tiger rump tarantula. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 17, 2025 10:03 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Evolution has turned out bizarre and baffling creatures, such as walking fish. It only gets weirder from there. Some of these fish not only walk on the seafloor, but use their leg-like appendages to ...

While the sea robin has legs, it still doesn’t need a bicycle. By Sofia Quaglia The sea robin has fascinated scientists for decades. It has the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and the legs of a ...

In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology, researchers compared the effects of unilateral (single-leg) training and bilateral contrast training (using both legs) on lower-limb ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

Many insect species hear using tympanal organs, membranes roughly resembling our eardrums but located on their legs. Grasshoppers, mantises, and moths all have them, and for decades, we thought that ...