This is a tale of a tail. Specifically, it’s about how watching lizards jump, and wave their tails to keep from doing a reptilian face-plant, has led scientists to a way to create more agile ...

Move over, Mars rover — a new reptilian robot may one day crawl the Red Planet’s barren surface instead, all in the name of exploration. Researchers at China’s Nanjing University of Aeronautics and ...

He hasn't used robots but does use sound cues - emanating from speakers hidden in bushes - to manipulate animals in the wild by "talking" with them or playing noises they recognize. "Wild parrots are ...

Robot critters also can help researchers discover how far a species can be pushed beyond its survival instincts. Researchers at the Free University of Brussels, for instance, found that fake roaches ...