Geckos use a combination of techniques to race across water. This is an Inside Science story. The flat-tailed house gecko can not only stick to walls and glide through the air, but also run on water, ...

Add water aerobics to the list of the agile gecko’s athletic accomplishments. In addition to sticking to smooth walls and swinging from leaves, geckos can skitter along the surface of water. By ...

Geckos are known for being expert climbers, able to stick to any surface thanks to nearly 500,000 [corrected] tiny hair-like structures on the bottoms of their feet. Now it turns out the little ...

How nice it must be to skate on a pond when it’s not even frozen. Lots of insects can do it, like these water striders. Since they’re so small, surface tension holds them up. Bigger creatures, like ...

Yes, that is a gecko on your coffee mug. And on your bathroom wall, above your computer and just about everywhere else in your home. Why do they feel so at home in your home? Eight gecko species are ...

1. Introducing Geckos -- What are geckos? -- Where does the name "gecko" come from? -- Why are geckos important? -- Why should people care about geckos? -- Where do geckos live? -- What is the ...

A Russian space capsule carrying more than 20 science experiments — including a habitat full of geckos on a mission to mate in orbit — was feared to be in trouble for a few days after it stopped ...