A new skin-like sensor developed by an international team led by researchers at Penn State could help doctors monitor vital ...

Some mammals are capable of hibernating during periods of low food availability in an effort to conserve energy and survive.

Maintaining a stable body temperature is essential for survival. Animals, including humans, use both autonomic processes -- such as shivering or activating brown fat -- and behaviors -- such as ...

Scientists unveil a low-cost, gelatin-based robotic skin that senses touch, heat, and cuts. The skin could give robots and prosthetics a lifelike sense of feel using fewer components.

Scientists have developed a new type of robotic skin that allows robots to feel touch, heat, pressure, and even damage.

The human muscular system is complex and has many functions in the body, like mobility and stability. Learn more about the muscular system here.

As body moisture is lost through the various evaporative processes the overall circulating volume is reduced which can lead to dehydration. This decrease in fluid level makes the body more susceptible ...

In a giant leap towards humanizing machines, scientists have developed an innovative electric skin that allows robots to sense the world around them- from a gentle tap to a sudden burst of heat, and ...

The appendix is a worm-shaped tube attached to the large intestine in the human body. It is an organ that is credited with very little significance and often removed indiscriminately to avoid ...