Essentially, the tufts of tiny hairs on gecko feet get so close to the contours in walls and ceilings that electrons from the ...

Traditional anti-slip materials, such as natural rubber, repel water. But on ice, this approach can backfire. The pressure ...

Geckos are able to maintain a grip on wet surfaces not because their toe pads repel water, but because they attract it. A new ...

Researchers from the University of Minho in Portugal started with silicone rubber polymer and added zirconia nanoparticles to make the material attract water molecules. After they rolled the composite ...

As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot -- literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over ...

As darkness fell across a windmill farm in western India, a spiky creature emerged from some nearby rocks to hunt. Its “large ...

A new study suggests that a tree-dwelling salamander may be able to control its grip on trees' bark by pumping blood in and ...

Why did Pertida BITE ME! Why a tame snake would try to bite you. Jessica unboxes new geckos for the gecko room! JOIN THE MOVEMENT!!

A gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer could be incorporated into shoe soles to prevent people slipping on ice and other ...

The setae are bendy and ultra-flexible, allowing them to follow and stick to the contours of the surface they are on — no ...

Researchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces report using silicone rubber enhanced with zirconia nanoparticles to create a gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer. They say the material, which ...