Human foot not as unique as originally thought

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 13:24

Mechanisms of the human foot are not as unique as originally thought and have much more in common with the flexible feet of other great apes, scientists have found.

Meet the man who paints and draws whilst sleeping

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 14:00

An artist is set to appear at one of London`s most bizarre attractions after sleep experts described him as a `sleep walking artist`.

Giant plant-eating dinosaurs had stiff necks

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 12:36

A new study suggests that giant plant-eating dinosaurs had stiffer necks than the creatures portrayed in films and on TV.

Now, Google patents photo-snapping walking stick

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 18:49

According to the patent text, the stick has a sensor that provides location info about the elongated member’s position, Discovery News reported.

Now, Google patents photo-snapping walking stick

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 15:37

Google has got its new invention, a walking stick that takes pictures whenever it hits the ground, patented.

How our ancestors started to walk on two feet

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 18:21

Archaeologists at the University of York have challenged evolutionary theories behind the development of our earliest ancestors from tree dwelling quadrupeds to upright bipeds capable of walking and scrambling.

Commercial cinema guarantees career longevity, says Swara Bhaskar

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 12:52

She took the road less travelled when she made her debut with an offbeat film like ‘Madholal Keep Walking’ in 2010. Promising actor Swara Bhaskar now admits she is taking "better than baby steps" towards commercial cinema, which she believes, opens the gates to a larger audience - and adds longevity to an actor`s career.

`Daredevil` Lara Bingle turns death-defying stuntwoman

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 13:19

Reality TV star Lara Bingle recently performed wing walking atop a 1920s British biplane as it soared above Sydney Harbour.

Early humans didn`t begin walking upright to see further on plains of Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 10:47

A new study has challenged a long-held theory that our ancestors evolved to walk on two legs to help them see farther on Africa`s vast open grasslands.

London Olympics: Collapsed walker is Olympic hero

Last Updated: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 17:38

A Russian walker who collapsed while chasing a medal at the Olympics is a true example of heroism, the head of the Russian Olympic Committee said Sunday.

Mankind `only a decade away` from landing on Mars

Last Updated: Saturday, August 4, 2012, 16:33

Humans could only be a decade away from walking on Mars, a NASA scientist has claimed.

First robot that can walk on water like real striders

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2012, 17:08

Scientists have developed the first bio-inspired robot capable of walking on water like a real water strider, which can be used to monitor water quality or act as tiny spies.