Watch: a gecko runs on water
Cosmos Magazine - Sun 9 Dec 18Reptile strategy could inspire swimming robot design. Nick Carne reports.
Geckos filmed to find out how they walk on water
TechXplore - Fri 7 Dec 18Anyone who's seen a gecko will likely know they can climb walls. But these common lizards can also run across water nearly as fast as they can move on solid ground. Yet while we know how geckos ...
Running on water added to gecko's impressive list of capabilities
New Atlas - Fri 7 Dec 18The superhero-like abilities of the humble gecko have inspired countless avenues of scientific research, and biologists have uncovered yet another incredible talent to add to the list. ...
Geckos sprint across water on air bubbles they make with their legs
Newscientist - Thu 6 Dec 18House geckos are too big to float using surface tension, and too small to create enough force to walk across water, so they use a combination of these tricks
Here’s how geckos (almost) walk on water
ScienceNews - Thu 6 Dec 18New high-speed video reveals how geckos use a hybrid walking-swimming gait in water to reach speeds similar to those on land.
Acrobatic geckos, highly maneuverable on land and in the air, can also race on water
Phys.org - Thu 6 Dec 18Geckos are renowned for their acrobatic feats on land and in the air, but a new discovery that they can also run on water puts them in the superhero category, says a University of California, ...
Acrobatic geckos, highly maneuverable on land and in the air, can also race on water, ScienceDaily - Thu 6 Dec 18New Study Explains How Geckos ‘Walk’ On Water
Geek.com - Fri 7 Dec 18Step aside, Wolverine and Spider-Man: Geckos are real life superheroes—with a growing list of natural powers. A new study, published in the journal Current Biology, reveals how the wide-eyed ...
Image of the Day: Geckos on the Run
The Scientist - Fri 7 Dec 18Surface slapping and side-to-side swinging let geckos sprint across water.
Geckos can walk on water: here’s how (with a video)
ZME Science - Thu 6 Dec 18Another mystery solved my science!
It turns out geckos can run on water—and this adorable video shows how
Popular Science - Thu 6 Dec 18Animals These little lizards combined evolutionary tactics to come up with their own unique way of running. Geckos can run straight up a wall, but it’s their ability to ...
How geckos run across water – they create air pockets with their feet
Daily Mail - Thu 6 Dec 18Researchers have found that geckos, native to sub-Saharan Africa, can move across a water's surface by using a slapping motion to hoist their bodies up, creating an air bubble which generates ...
Geckos’ new superpower is running on water; now we know how they do it
Ars Technica - Thu 6 Dec 18The mouse-sized lizards use a combination of surface tension and slapping motion.
Biophysicists measure how geckos glide across water
UPI - Fri 7 Dec 18New research reveals how geckos walk on water.