Aaron Bauer, ‘The Lizard King,’ retires after 38 years teaching at Villanova

Scientist Aaron Bauer gawked at the cat-sized gecko. The two-foot-long, preserved creature had sat unidentified in a ...
CNN

The gecko’s most astounding maneuver has nothing to do with its sticky feet

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Geckos would ...
Newsday

This flat-bodied South African gecko was a 'lost' species. It's been found again after 34 years

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn't been seen in ...
Science Daily

Study gives grandmother gecko a place of honor -- and a new name

Paleontologists have identified a new fossil lizard, found in the western United States, which they say was an ancestor of modern geckos. And they gave it a name that honors the lead researcher's ...
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These geckos crash-land on rainforest trees but don't fall, thanks to their tails

Many arboreal lizards leap and glide from tree to tree, but what if they can't glide to a gentle, four-point landing? Researchers documented many such leaps of the common house gecko, and found that ...