The Animal Within

Does the animal kingdom hold the key to immortality? What's the salamander's secret to growing a new limb? Or the spider's ability to advance its armour? Do sharks really have…

Some creatures can sense much more than us. From the red fox and sea turtle, to elephants and snakes, these are the awesome animals who've been given access to inputs…

Speed; a major competitive strategy. For some of Earth's creatures who've had to adapt and evolve for millions of years to achieve acceleration, it often means the difference between life…

Having constructed for centuries, humans aren't the only animals built to build. Though the process differs greatly across species, nature's architects hold secrets we can only dream of unlocking.

The human species has long admired strength and power. Ask an engineer to build a robot that flies - no problem. Ask to build a robot that can climb like…

Once we unlocked the secrets of chemistry, we felt we were masters of the Earth. But looking at these animals, it dawns that we're vastly outdone by a superior engineer;…