The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Zebra-tailed lizards run across sand at an impressive clip, barely losing speed as the sand gets soft. The gecko is not so lucky; ...

Hitting the desert trails often is a Southern Nevada spring hiker’s key to keeping company with lizards. After hiding for months from winter’s cooler temperatures, western zebra-tailed lizards have ...

The new robot runs across an uneven surface in a way modeled off a zebra-tailed lizard. Image courtesy of Chen Li, Tingnan Zhang, Daniel Goldman Designing a robot that can easily move across loose ...

IF YOU’VE ever tried jogging on the beach, you’ll know how hard it can be to run on soft sand. Now a robot that can scamper across the desert has helped to explain how lizards pull off the trick so ...

IF YOU’VE ever tried jogging on the beach, you’ll know how hard it can be to run on soft sand. Now a robot that can scamper across the desert has helped to explain how lizards pull off the trick so ...