Discovered: Glue from gecko feet, alcohol as a health food, sleeping your way to memory loss, and pregnant women should get dogs.

Inspired by the microscopic structures on gecko feet, scientists have created an artificial material that can strongly adhere ...

Cross a gecko with a mussel and what comes out is a new type of adhesive tape that can repeatedly stick and restick, even underwater. Geckos and mussels both have astounding abilities to stick. The ...

Look inside the foot of a gecko and you’ll see a structure that’s perfect for grasping almost any surface. Geckos’ ability to move in any direction in an instant gives them a leg up when they’re ...

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