In this delightful video, a clever gecko has figured out how to trigger the sensor on a water fountain. The gecko positions ...

Seven meters above the ground, Max Planck research group leader Ardian Jusufi observed a gecko glide off a tree and crash headfirst into another tree at 13 miles per hour. Slamming into the tree, the ...

Geckos use a combination of techniques to race across water. This is an Inside Science story. The flat-tailed house gecko can not only stick to walls and glide through the air, but also run on water, ...

Geckos and other lizards have long been known for their incredible ability to shed their tails as a decoy for predators, but little is known about the movements and what controls the tail once it ...

(Inside Science) -- The flat-tailed house gecko can not only stick to walls and glide through the air, but also run on water, a new study finds. This discovery of the combination of techniques the ...

Researchers have been unraveling the mystery of gecko toes for years, hoping those cute reptiles will lend a few clues for designing better adhesives and glues. Several years ago, scientists ...

Geckos are known for being expert climbers, able to stick to any surface thanks to nearly 500,000 [corrected] tiny hair-like structures on the bottoms of their feet. Now it turns out the little ...

Berkeley -- A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the remarkable gecko toe hairs that allow ...

A baby jackrabbit was found shivering in the cold by a Tracy woman walking her dog. The jackrabbit was badly malnourished when it was found, but Wildcare nursed it back to health in its first baby ...