A new study by the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology has compared 225 different climbing creatures to reveal that the ability to scale vertical surfaces using adhesive pads is one that's ...

Soldiers could soon ditch ropes and climbing gear to scale that next wall in exchange for hand held pads designed after a gecko's feet. The Pentagon's top research arm has started a program called ...

Scaling the side of a building without a harness or rope might sound like something only James Bond or Spider-Man can do, but the U.S. Department of Defense has developed a set of sticky handheld ...