Biologists think tropical animals can’t really adapt when the environment changes – a new study challenges that view.
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All but four of New Zealand’s 120 lizard species are threatened or at risk. But little consideration is given to lizards during most land development projects.
Understanding geckos’ movements could lead to better robots.
There are countless nanoscopic architectures in nature, creating iridescence, sticky feet, magnetic navigation – and more.
A group of lizards in Brazil have evolved bigger heads in just 15 years thanks to their new environment.
Nature has created some of the strongest glues with properties we could use – if we understood how they worked.
If you’re hearing a strange chatter in your home, you may have gecko housemates.
Geckos, long thought to use van der Waals forces and tiny toe hairs to stick to surfaces, may also use electrostatic forces…
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Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
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Post-doctoral fellow, Australian Landscape Trust, Calperum Station, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Zoology, Charles Darwin University