If you are in need of a truly inspirational story, “My Bionic Pet” is just the thing for you. This documentary, airing on PBS Nature, follows the lives of animals that have been given a second chance ...

Oscar, a three-year old British cat, has joined the rarefied ranks of bionic animals. After a horrifying accident chopped off his hind legs, Oscar has gotten a second lease on life through two bionic ...

Animals that have met with misfortune, whether from a birth defect, accident, disease or even human cruelty, are now getting a second chance at life due to human intervention and technological ...

Some people need a cup of coffee to really get moving. For jellyfish, a jolt of electricity apparently does the trick. Scientists have implanted tiny controllers in live jellyfish that use electric ...

So, you probably already know that we have a soft spot for animals, particularly Adorable Animals in Trouble who manage to overcome difficulties that would lay your typical human low for the rest of ...

This article originally appeared on VICE Spain. When your pet is left disabled due to a birth defect or some kind of debilitating injury, you try to adapt and make sure its life is as comfortable as ...

On April 9 at 8PM a most moving and inspiring PBS/Nature documentary called "My Bionic Pet" will air (a short trailer can be seen here and a description of the film can be seen here). I've watched a ...

A new menagerie of animal-inspired robotics has been unveiled by the researchers at Festo. One flies like a butterfly, another works in groups like ants and the third grips objects like a chameleon's ...

The first animal to receive two bionic leg implants is Oscar the cat (Jersey, UK), and was performed by Noel Fitzpatrick, in Surrey, UK, on 13 November 2009. Also, for the first time in surgery on ...

Relationships between humans and their pets have changed drastically over time. Today people routinely spend thousands of dollars on medical procedures for sick and injured animals that more likely ...

When your pet is left disabled due to a birth defect or some kind of debilitating injury, you try to adapt and make sure their life is as comfortable as it can be in the circumstances. If there’s a ...