Researchers from the University of Minho in Portugal started with silicone rubber polymer and added zirconia nanoparticles to make the material attract water molecules. After they rolled the composite ...

Rachael Stuckey gets more than a few double takes when she takes her two pet skunks to Home Depot or stops by the Starbucks drive-through for a pup cup.

As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...

Traditional anti-slip materials, such as natural rubber, repel water. But on ice, this approach can backfire. The pressure ...

As darkness fell across a windmill farm in western India, a spiky creature emerged from some nearby rocks to hunt. Its “large ...

Across the street from a small creek that runs below the Westchester Bluffs in Playa Vista, Wallis Annenberg PetSpace is ...

A new study suggests that a tree-dwelling salamander may be able to control its grip on trees' bark by pumping blood in and ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot—literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot -- literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over ...

FLETCHER, N.C. (WLOS) — Community members gathered in Fletcher, N.C., for the annual Repticon on Jan. 25. Dozens of species ...

With reptiles gaining popularity as pets in the U.K., an understanding of their behavioral and welfare requirements has never ...