Disney+’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Episode 5 has finally introduced Doc Ock, aka Otto Octavius, to the mix. Voiced by Hugh Dancy, the evil genius is revealed to be the mastermind who ...

Octopuses and their arms are a bit of a mystery.  Not because scientists don’t know how they work; they’re boneless ...

The team's modeling approach is significant to advancement in robotics, dynamics and control systems. The model is in turn used to explain how structural mechanics dramatically simplify the control of ...

A research team has recently published a study titled "Topology, dynamics, and control of a muscle-architected soft arm," in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, which made the ...

Scientists discovered that octopuses use their limbs to sample the microbiomes on the surfaces they touch. By Sofia Quaglia Sofia Quaglia earlier reported on fish that use their legs (yes, legs) to ...

Octopuses are among the most neurologically complex invertebrates, famed for their extraordinary dexterity. Their eight arms allow them to capture hidden prey, communicate, explore, and even mate ...

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study ...