When something is hydrophobic, it repels water. When water is dropped on a hydrophobic surface, rather than spread out over the object, the water forms droplets. Some plants, animals, and insects have ...

The leopard gecko's name was Mr. Frosty, and he was hard to miss. Yellow bands striped his back, and uncommonly white skin peeked out from speckles on his head and tail. "It's this really striking ...

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The leopard gecko's name was Mr. Frosty, and he was hard to miss. Yellow bands striped his back, and uncommonly white skin peeked out from speckles on his head and tail. "It's this really striking ...

Fish-scale geckos in the genus Geckolepis are able to lose their skin at the slightest touch. Many lizards can drop their tails when grabbed, but one group of geckos has gone to particularly extreme ...

Thousands of gecko species live all over the world, making their home on every continent except Antarctica. These unique and ...

The largest public display of rare and endangered geckos in New York City is set to open to the public in East Williamsburg next month. Despite its large and diverse reptile collection, the Gecko ...

The New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus), commonly called the Leachie, is the largest living gecko in the world. Native exclusively to the islands of New Caledonia, these remarkable ...

FROM LOGBOOK: GECKO SKIN ON STICK. ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM NUMBER 7536. The object itself is marked "7536 ? China A.M.M.". An old Smithsonian tag with the object is marked: "7536 (AMM) Amulet of dried ...

In a rare gecko color variety known as Lemon Frost, scientists have traced an unusual coloring and tendency to form tumors to a gene linked to human melanoma. The leopard gecko's name was Mr. Frosty, ...