When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Snakes can slither across flat surfaces without legs, but not entirely without help. That's ...

Snakes are known for their iconic S-shaped movements. But they have a less noticeable skill that gives them a unique superpower. Snakes can crawl in a straight line. University of Cincinnati biologist ...

Animals, from snakes or dogs to butterflies, remain a constant source of inspiration for robotics researchers. If you are not designing a robot fit only for manufacturing industries and heavy-duty ...

DENVER — When it’s Monday morning and a study about snakes hits your inbox, sometimes it’s best to lean in, absorb some mad snake knowledge and hope there’s enough time between watching the videos and ...

A new study shows a species of tree snake uses an unprecedented form of locomotion in order to climb objects like trees. The brown tree snake loops its body into a lasso around wide, cylindrical ...

They suspected the nocturnal snakes couldn’t move up the smooth cylinders to prey on Micronesian starlings, a species that is not endangered but is dwindling on Guam. (Read more about invasive species ...