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Four-legged chicken hatches out in Brazil
VIDEO Mar 26, 2017Despite having two additional limbs, the young chick, which wasn't expected to live, is doing quite well.
Giant seal climbs on car, smashes windscreen
Dec 27, 2016A particular large Australian fur seal was seen this week wandering up a street and climbing on to cars.
New 'Vertical Walking' could replace stairs
Oct 26, 2016A team of designers from the Netherlands have somehow managed to reinvent the humble staircase.
Man climbs in to toilet, has to be rescued
Aug 26, 2016A man in Norway ended up stuck after climbing in to a lavatory to retrieve his friend's mobile phone.
Kids in China climb 2,500ft cliff to school
VIDEO May 30, 2016One school in China is so inaccessible that pupils have to climb down a huge cliff just to get there.
Scientists grow a dinosaur leg on a chicken
Mar 12, 2016A recent reverse evolution experiment has succeeded in growing a dinosaur's limb on a farmyard bird.
Australia's early lions hunted from trees
Feb 16, 2016A species of prehistoric marsupial lion was able to climb up trees and ambush its prey from above.
Scientists rule out real-life Spider-Man
Jan 20, 2016Climbing up a vertical wall like the popular Marvel superhero would actually require size 114 feet.
Scientists solve how snakes lost their legs
Nov 28, 2015Researchers have revealed that snakes lost their limbs when they began living and hunting in burrows.
86-year-old woman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Nov 9, 2015In a remarkable feat of old-age endurance, the pensioner reached the summit of Africa's tallest mountain.
Scientists develop 'feeling' artificial skin
Oct 19, 2015A new type of material is able to detect pressure and transmit that information directly to the brain.
'Pre-reptile' was first to stand on four legs
Sep 21, 2015A prehistoric reptile the size of a cow may have been the first to ever stand upright on four limbs.
3D-printed bionic hand wins Dyson prize
VIDEO Aug 27, 2015A new, inexpensive 3D-printed bionic hand could be the key to making prosthetic limbs affordable to all.
Prehistoric four-legged snake discovered
Jul 24, 2015Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of a strange species of snake with four tiny limbs.
Scientists create first ever lab-grown limb
Jun 4, 2015The possibility of growing replacement limbs for amputees is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
Star Wars-style 'bionic hand' developed
Feb 25, 2015Researchers have created a responsive artificial limb that can be controlled directly by the brain.
Geckos inspire real-life Spider-Man suit
VIDEO Nov 19, 2014Scientists have developed a sophisticated new system that can enable someone to climb up a glass wall.
Scientists descend in to Siberian crater
VIDEO Nov 16, 2014The winter weather has made it possible for researchers to climb down in to the hole for the first time.
Lizards may hold key to limb regeneration
Aug 22, 2014By understanding how lizards regrow tissue it may be possible to enable the same process in humans.
MIT designs 'Dr Octopus' robotic limbs
VIDEO Jun 7, 2014Researchers have developed advanced robotic arms similar to those used by Spiderman's nemesis.
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