Functional morphologists and polymer scientists show that geckos have a spring-like mechanism in their bodies to enhance adhesion as they become larger. A few years ago the same authors invented the ...

It's almost impossible not to give a little squeal of delight when a cat stretches out her toe beans. If you're unfamiliar with the term, "toe beans" simply refers to the squishy pads on the underside ...

Akron, Ohio, August 9, 2012 — Scientists already know that the tiny hairs on geckos' toe pads enable them to cling, like Velcro, to vertical surfaces. Now, University of Akron researchers are ...

For today’s TribLive Taste Test, we abandon the tasting and go straight to the toes! That’s right, it’s a TribLive Toe Test, as staff writer Patrick Varine tries out NakeFit L’Originale, adhesive foot ...

AMHERST, Mass. - Geckos employ dry adhesion, using a combination of microscopic hairs on their toe pads, as well as other aspects of internal anatomy, to climb vertical walls and run across ceilings, ...