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A paper in Nature Communications presents a bio-inspired robot that has been used to illustrate the mechanism by which some species of fish are able to walk on land. This may provide insights into how the first terrestrial vertebrates moved onto land.

A paper in Nature Neuroscience describes a system that uses brain signals in real time to identify the voice a listener is focusing on and selectively amplifies it among a group of different speakers.

A paper in Nature describes an AI-based robotic system capable of outperforming elite table tennis players, developed by Sony AI.

A paper in Nature Communications describes a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects. The design enables tasks such as retrieving objects beyond normal reach and performing multi-object handling.

A paper in Nature Neuroscience presents a device capable of translating activity in the brain during attempted keyboard typing into typed text.

A paper in nature presents a brain–computer interface that helped a patient with ALS to communicate at an average rate of 62 words per minute, which is 3.4 times as fast as the previous record and moves closer to the speed of natural conversation.

Some octopus and fish species appear to share leadership when hunting prey together, according to a paper in NatureEcoEvo. The findings broaden our understanding of the sophisticated cross-species social life of octopuses and fish.

A paper in nature suggests that bumblebees can teach others new behaviours too complex for them to learn alone. In the study, a bee taught to solve a puzzle for a sugary reward can go on to train other bees to complete the task.

A nature paper presents a system of construction that may prevent the collapse of an entire building by ensuring that structural failure is localized to the damaged area. The approach is inspired by lizards’ ability to shed their tail to escape predators.

Thanks to a complex mathematical algorithm, these plastic shapes follow a very specific route as they roll. In fact, researchers have shown that a shape can be designed to follow almost any path you can think of. Read the associated nature paper: 🔒

A paper in Nature Neuroscience presents a new device capable of translating speech activity in the brain into spoken words in real-time. This technology could help people with speech loss to regain their ability to communicate more fluently in real time.

A study in Scientific Reports finds that a Californian sea lion trained to move in time with a metronome can keep a beat better than some humans.

A nature paper demonstrates an implant that restores communication between the brain and spinal cord that helps a patient with paralysis of the arms and legs to stand and walk naturally.

A study in Nature Electronics uses customizable fibre networks to create on-skin electrodes that can record electrocardiogram and electromyography signals, skin-gated organic electrochemical transistors and augmented touch and plant interfaces.

Analysis of crowds at the San Fermín festival in Spain shows that dense crowds can self-organize into macroscopic chiral oscillators, coordinating the orbital motion of hundreds of individuals without external guidance, according to a paper in nature.

Research in Communications Physics shows eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side than when dropped vertically. The study used controlled trials simulating the ‘egg drop challenge,’ a common classroom science experiment.

Scientists have long puzzled over how a starfish body equates to the more typical animal arrangement . Humans wear trousers on the bottom of their trunks. But what about a starfish? Now there's a new possible answer. 🔒

A paper in nature describes a wrist-worn device that allows users to interact with computers through hand gestures, such as handwriting movements.

A paper in Nature Communications presents a flexible robotic sheet that can grasp objects and move across surfaces. This advancement could improve autonomous systems in fields such as exploration, haptic displays, and smart healthcare.

A paper in nature presents a generative AI tool that could help video game designers to craft gameplay iteratively. The AI model generated robust 3D worlds that obeyed the mechanics of the video game they were designed for.