Live from the ultimate robot competition
While this cute “˜astrodog’ was posing, 11 teams of engineers from across the US were trying to develop the next generation of robots at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. The new autonomous…
Mysterious gaze
The Ural owl can be found in Europe and Asia. Its average wingspan is 1.30 metres; females are larger than males, and they usually weigh up to 1.3 kilograms. Strix uralensis hunts rodents…
I can see it, I can feel it but I just can’t reach it!
You can roar all you like big cat, but I ain’t moving!
The elusive ladybird spider
With a striking red abdomen decorated with six black spots, the male ladybird spider is one of the world’s most fascinating — and elusive — creatures. This spider (Eresus cinnaberinus) is an endangered…
The human immune system in action
Scanning electron microscope technology reveals the image of scavenger cell engulfing tuberculosis bacteria.
