Brown tree snakes can turn their bodies into lassos to shimmy up power poles and trees — a superpower that has allowed the species to invade new territory, new research has found. This is the first ...

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Locomotion is a complex motor act that, to a large degree, is controlled by neuronal circuits in the spinal cord. Using a systems neuroscience approach in several model systems of non-limbed and ...

One of the fortunate few able to take a brief ride on the Locomotion No. 1 wonders aloud which way we'll be going. The reply comes: "It's a bit of a surprise actually. We'll see." The steam billows, ...

The replica of Locomotion No. 1 has spent the weekend re-enacting the first ever rail journey from Shildon to Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington Railway enthusiasts were up at the crack of dawn to see a ...

The excitement was tangible as crowds assembled at Stockton railway station. Spectators packed Platform 1 brandishing yellow flags for the Stockton and Darlington Railway's 200th anniversary, eagerly ...

When it came to its big departure, the Locomotion No 1 was surprisingly quiet. Its gentle huffing was easily drowned out by the flag-waving crowd giving three cheers - and an extra one for luck - ...