Utilizing neuroscience, gene therapy, and optogenetics, a pair of researchers from Cornell University have created a bionic prosthetic eye that can restore almost-normal vision to animals blinded by ...

Humans are no longer the only ones to benefit from medical prosthetics. The development of the technology over the years has allowed scientists to use prosthetics to help amputated animals regain lost ...

Ants are nature's very own army: goal-driven, indefatigable and capable of great victories in the face of adversity. Now, a German engineering company is looking to ...

Scientists in Australia who have spent more than 10 years developing a first-of-a-kind bionic vision system are now eyeing human trials. The technology works by bypassing damage to the optic nerves, ...

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 ...

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 ...