In the lush, dimly lit forests of eastern Thailand, scientists have just uncovered a remarkable new resident - Cyrtodactylus ...

For those who have ever watched a spider or gecko scale a wall and dreamed of doing the same, scientists have some disappointing news: You’re too big to play Spiderman. In fact, no creature larger ...

Geckos are agile small reptiles that, with the help of their grippy little feet, sport the innate ability to scale vertical walls and perform incredible gliding stunts in the air. But as it would seem ...

On a cool, starry night six years ago, a young scientist crept barefoot across dunes in the Namib Desert in southern Africa. With his pants slung over one arm and his flashlight sweeping the sand, the ...

An international team of biologists has identified a new species of gecko in small forest remnants of southeastern Madagascar. Named Paragehyra tsaranoro, the lizard is microendemic to isolated ...

Latest research reveals why geckos are the largest animals able to scale smooth vertical walls - even larger climbers would require unmanageably large sticky footpads. Scientists estimate that a human ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

When ecologist Angela Sanders opened a nesting box in the Monjebup nature reserve last week, she found a bizarre — and adorable — scene. A spiny-tailed gecko was curled up with a tiny pygmy possum ...

A cheetah can run faster than any other animal. A gecko's feet can stick to almost any surface without using liquids or surface tension. And some roaches scurry at nearly 50 times their body length in ...

A veterinarian got multiple calls from the hospital but when she answered, no one was there. She later discovered a gecko on the touch screen of an office phone — making calls by tapping its feet.

Scientists have long known that geckos can scurry up walls, Spider-Man style. But less well understood is how these reptiles cling to wet surfaces, which are common in their rainy tropical habitats.