Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The brightly spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) appears to have a ...

A lizard called Delcourt’s giant gecko has long been one of herpetology’s biggest mysteries — literally. Presumed extinct, the animal is by far the largest gecko known to have crawled the Earth, ...

Gecko is a Chinese traditional medicine. It has definite effect on malignant tumor, especially on digestive system tumor. A research group in China found that Gecko powder could inhibit EC9706 and EC1 ...

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 ...

A researcher has discovered the spinal cord of the gecko's tail houses a special type of stem cell known as the radial glia. When the tail detaches, these cells jump into action by proliferating and ...

NASA robots may climb the walls of the International Space Station one day using grippers inspired by the super-adhesive feet of geckoes. Scientists at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...