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06 Nov 2017

Geckos' tail-regrowth cells could coax human spinal injuries to heal: Scientists

Geckos are able to regenerate a new tail within a month – faster than any other type of lizard.

18 Aug 2017

Fight for life! Two geckos attack snake to save fellow-lizard it had already swallowed – Watch

In the unbelievable footage from Bangkok, Thailand, two geckos gang up on a green tree snake who had already swallowed a Tokay gecko.

Australian animals

25 Mar 2017

Do you know what led to mass extinction of Australian animals 35 million years ago? Scientists have a clue

This period of intense and rapid climate change occurred at the same time when Australia separated from Antarctica.

08 Feb 2017

Scientists discover new species of geckos that shed their skin to escape predators!

While others might take a long time to regenerate their scales, fish-scale geckos can grow them back, scar-free, in a matter of weeks.

Humans adhesive pads

19 Jan 2016

Why humans can't walk up walls like Spiderman decoded

Humans would need adhesive pads covering 40 percent of their body surface in order to walk up a wall like Spiderman, according to a new Cambridge study that may lead to development of large-scale, gecko-like adhesives.

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