If you liked this story, share it with other people. Undulating at the surface, the Salamandra robotica cruises through the water until it reaches the shore, then ambles forward through the sand with ...

Differences in movement patterns of marine animals in open oceans and coastal habitats suggest differing resilience to environmental change, according to a study. Animal movement patterns are thought ...

Snakes and lizards have distinct body movement patterns. Lizards bend from side to side as they retract their legs to walk or run. Snakes, on the other hand, slither and undulate, like a wave that ...

An open-source movement simulator that has already helped solve problems in medicine, paleontology, and animal locomotion has been expanded and improved, according to a new publication in the ...

Collective behavior and swarm patterns are found everywhere in nature. Robots can also be programmed to act in swarms. Researchers have developed collectives of microrobots, which they can move in ...

When early tetrapods transitioned from water to land the way they breathed air underwent an evolutionary revolution. Fish use muscles in their head to pump water over their gills. The first land ...

Journal of Herpetology, Vol. 49, No. 3 (September 2015), pp. 377-387 (11 pages) Many snake species make lengthy linear migrations between overwintering sites and summer foraging or mating habitats.

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s their secret? Mike Bock This corn snake, shown here at the Smithsonian's ...