Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The term “necrobotics” is relatively self-explanatory—using ...

The Silver Age of DC Comics introduced a metric ton of off-the-wall heroes. We’re talking about characters like Metamorpho, the Doom Patrol, and even Krypto the Superdog. But one of the most oddball ...

For a while, as part of a research project on care robots in Sweden, I had Paro the seal in my house. I had borrowed Paro from a roboticist colleague, and the seal had a longer-than-planned layover ...

This past July and August scientists onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) spotted the oddities through the eyes of an underwater robot as they explored the Mar del Plata ...

Using an underwater robot launched from the research vessel Nautilus, an underwater volcano in American Samoa was explored. Ocean Exploration Trust Off the coast of American Samoa, an active ...

Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures Season 1 follows Nick Baker, a biologist with a love for the “ugliest, slimiest, and downright bizarre” animals on Earth. In Season 1, he goes on adventures to track down ...