TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida reef gecko is now officially a protected species in the state. On Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) gave final approval to designate ...

An Ontario family’s unintentional scaly souvenir from Mexico is now residing at a Peterborough-area reptile sanctuary. Jean Parker of Colborne, east of Cobourg, discovered a tiny three-inch gecko ...

Trident Maritime Systems, a major supplier to the U.S. Navy, has partnered with Gecko Robotics to deploy advanced manufacturing technologies that expand production of the fleet’s essential components.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a cool, starry night six years ago, a young scientist crept barefoot across dunes in the Namib Desert in southern Africa. With ...

Scientists found new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls On a cool, starry night six years ago, a young scientist ...

Sept. 12 (UPI) --A small gecko from the Mediterranean region found its way onto the Channel Island of Guernsey after stowing away in a traveler's suitcase, a local animal rescue said. The Guernsey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I recently woke up in the middle of the night to my 11-year-old son screaming from the bathroom. Upon entering, I found him in the ...

The critically endangered Manapany day gecko has long been known only from a small part of Réunion Island, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. A recent study finds the bright green lizard no ...

woman captured this fascinating moment as her leopard gecko patiently shed its old skin. With delicate movements and absolute focus, it rubbed against surfaces and stretched its mouth to peel the ...

The amazingly "grippy" toes of geckos have inspired a new approach to cancer therapy that could lead to fewer side effects and better outcomes for patients. This is the conclusion of a study by ...

A tiny gecko has been rediscovered on Rábida Island in the Galápagos, where it was believed to have been wiped out by invasive rats. The leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi), whose adults are just ...

For millennia, the gecko has offered inspiration to humans. As far back as the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle marveled at the nimble reptile’s ability to “run up and down a tree in any way, even with the ...