On a dusty test site in Australia, a spider-like robot is quietly rewriting the rules of construction, extruding walls in looping arcs instead of stacking bricks by hand. The same technology that lets ...

A four-legged robotic boat inspired by fishing spiders could help rescue people from drowning by tracking and retrieving victims directly from the water. Developed by researchers at the Shenzhen ...

Australia, famously, is home to some of the most formidable wildlife on Earth, and its arachnid population is particularly legendary. From the huntsman to the orb-weaver, there are some extraordinary ...

'She was barely recognizable': Father recounts finding daughter swept away in floods ...