Across the United States this Black History Month, African Americans are being particularly recognized for their labor. Some ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

The physical interaction with the environment through grasping is critical for many robotic applications, particularly in dynamic and unstructured settings ...

Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial ...

With this new lightweight prosthetic hand, activities like tying knots, combing hair, and playing chess could become much ...

A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...

A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has recently developed a lightweight prosthetic hand with 19 degrees of freedom (DOF), capable of replicating human ...

Learning some Black History Month poems is one of the ways to celebrate black culture and heritage. Check out some of the best poems compiled in this article.

Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...

Westport Library is hosting a month-long exhibition of poems by the children of Gaza. The exhibition will be launched at 12 ...

Over the course of nearly two centuries, the American jeweller has become synonymous with romance and engagements. Read more ...

The words of fisher poet Steve Schoonmaker, when put to the sounds of Jim Maloney’s music, create a sense of wonder about the intelligence and inclusiveness of nature.