The “rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach” gets zapped on either side to turn left or right and wears a small solar panel.
The Animal Planet docuseries shows us how humans would look with some of the animal kingdom's most iconic evolutionary traits.
Paleontologists have found fossils of Lystrosaurus , an ancient herbivore, that are covered in leathery skin.
Fossils from Wyoming reveal a relative of the living tuatara, the last remaining rhynchocephalian on Earth.
Microscopic predators and a fluorescent zebrafish embryo are on display in this year's Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition.
In a new book, The Year of the Puppy , Alexandra Horowitz describes what scientists like her are learning about the first year of dog life.
Wild parrots in Sydney, Australia have learned to break into protected bins, but people are developing innovative counter-measures.
From turacos to ptarmigans, these photos show birds in all their avian glory.
A recent genetic analysis sheds new light on the origin of donkeys.
"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters .
Meet the new members of the Lygodactylus genus, natives of northern Madagascar.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is now in its 58th year and features images taken across the globe.
The vultures have been dying since early August, and represent similar bird deaths happening around the country.
Sometimes, huge discoveries are hiding close to home.
Age, exercise, and certain health conditions may all play a role in doggy dementia risk, an owner survey of over 15,000 dogs suggests.
They are the second team in less than a month to claim having produced embryos from scratch.
Unrelated people with eerily similar appearances seem to share many genetic variations, a study has found.
Dogs seem to produce more tears when they're reunited with their owners—a behavior that might be driven by the hormone oxytocin.
Due to a recent drought, more dinosaur footprints were spotted in Dinosaur Valley State Park.