What gives geckos the remarkable ability to run upside down across ceilings and stop short on smooth vertical surfaces? You could call it “the hierarchy of hairs.” In the last 15 years, it has been ...

Geckos are known as solitary creatures, but according to some scientists, these little guys look out for one another. As you ...

Scientists in Australia, Burundi, India, Uganda and Vietnam found cryptic lizards hiding in different habitats and discovered five new species of gecko. Photo from Conrad Hoskin via James Cook ...

The gecko’s ability to climb walls and ceilings may seem like a superpower -- a gravity-defying skill that scientists and engineers are trying to re-create in a number of different devices, from ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gecko Robotics, the industry leader in using AI-powered software and advanced robotics to maintain and build the world’s most important physical infrastructure, today ...

Gargoyle geckos are native to New Caledonia, a French territory east of Australia. They're small, often colorful lizards that are easy to care for and have become more popular to keep as pets. Keep ...

When adopting any new pet, it helps to know how large they will eventually become. This is especially true with reptiles. Many species of lizards, including leopard geckos, start out as very tiny ...

Geckos have independently evolved their trademark sticky feet as many as 11 times, and lost them nine times, according to research published June 27 in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Geckos are ...

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