Unlocking the gecko’s ability to walk on walls is leading researchers to find a way to replace surgical stitches with sticky tape. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the challenge is to make a surgical tape that works in the wet conditions inside your body.

Researchers studying the expected impact of global warming say many parts of the United States will see more thunderstorms as a result. They spotted an increase in the number of days with the conditions necessary to create big storms.

Is aggressive behavior something that sometimes happens just because we like it? Research done on mice suggests we enjoy it the same way we enjoy other addicting activities.

Scientists have totaled up the cost of damage to the world’s environment during the past 40 years. The study shows that the world’s poorest countries have been stuck with more than their share of the bill.

Someday we may all be driving vehicles powered by clean-burning fuel made by bacteria. Researchers have found a way to jolt bacteria into producing one of the cleanest fuels available-hydrogen.