ST. LOUIS — Many lizards are phenomenal climbers. Their sharp, curved claws are ideal for clinging to tree trunks, rocks and other rough surfaces. However, in the precarious world of tree tops — ...

A few years ago, physicsworld.com reported the first experimental evidence to explain how a gecko can scurry without fear across even the smoothest of ceilings. The answer lies in the lizards’ hairy ...

The sticky toe pads of tree frogs and crickets have inspired Indian researchers to create an adhesive tape that is both strong and reusable. Dr Animangsu Ghatak, an assistant professor at the Indian ...

When people consider the humble gecko (assuming people consider the gecko at all), it’s likely car insurance that comes to mind. But these colorful little lizards do more for humans than animate TV ...

New University of Minnesota research released last week produced a comprehensive family tree that can be used for future research on geckos — and adhesives. Researchers used DNA sequence data to trace ...

How salamanders manage to move around on uneven, vertical tree surfaces with such dexterity has long baffled scientists. A new discovery suggests they use a trick out of a horror movie: filling their ...

A tiny lizardlike creature might hold the key to duct tape that never loses its stick and bandages that come off without sticky residue. Gecko feet may hold the key to the development of synthetic ...

Geckos would definitely medal in a contest for nature’s best feet. The lizard’s sticky toes, covered in tiny hairs, mean it can climb across ceilings in a fantastic feat of evolution. But scientists ...

Biologists analyzed data from 2,600 lizard species worldwide and discovered that, while hundreds of different types of lizards have independently evolved arboreal lifestyles, species that possessed ...

Many lizards are phenomenal climbers. Their sharp, curved claws are ideal for clinging to tree trunks, rocks and other rough surfaces. However, in the precarious world of tree tops — filled with ...