The current issue of Biology Letters includes a study on the evolutionary connection between the toe pads of certain tree frogs--and human hair. That's a long cascade of very specific proteins passing ...

Geckos employ dry adhesion, using a combination of microscopic hairs on their toe pads, as well as other aspects of internal anatomy, to climb vertical walls and run across ceilings, a skill that has ...

For today’s TribLive Taste Test, we abandon the tasting and go straight to the toes! That’s right, it’s a TribLive Toe Test, as staff writer Patrick Varine tries out NakeFit L’Originale, adhesive foot ...

Compared to tree frogs (Rhacophorus pardalis), torrent frogs (Staurois guttatus) are better able to attach to extremely wet, steep, and rough surfaces. Although both frog species use their toes, belly ...

Lizards can evolve adaptations that could make them more likely to survive certain effects of climate change. That’s according to Colin Donihue, a post-doctoral fellow at Washington University in St.