In A Nutshell Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso built a 3D-printed robotic rattlesnake fitted with a real ...

A team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso has uncovered new evidence explaining why the rattlesnake's ...

Learn more about the ways animals can react to rattlesnake rattles, even if they don't typically interact with them in the wild.

A study shows that rattlesnake rattling works as a powerful warning signal that scares animals and prevents dangerous encounters in the wild.

If you never make it to South America to witness a rare frog (or if it goes extinct), the Digital Life project wants to make sure you can still see what one looks like in person. If you’ve never seen ...

The robotic rattlesnake and experimental set-up. (A) Diagram of the 3D-printed robot rattlesnake. (B-D) Behavioral responses of a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) during each of the three trial types.

When park employees at Walsrode, Germany’s Weltvogelpark bird park noticed an injured Secretary bird, they did everything they could to get it back on its feet again. Named Söckchen, the bird was ...

Engineered skin imitations containing living human cells have shown promising results in early testing, which paves the way for eliminating animal use in cosmetic and pharmaceutical testing. These lab ...

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed imitation of human skin with living cells, an advance they say could enable cosmetic testing without the use of animals. Researchers, including from the Vellore ...