In a surprising discovery, researchers found geckos use their inner ear for more than just balance. They can detect low-frequency ground vibrations, revealing a unique 'sixth sense'. This study ...

The brightly spotted tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) appears to have a hidden sensory talent akin to a “sixth sense”. The geckos can use a part of the inner ear associated with maintaining balance ...

University of Maryland biologists have identified a hidden sensory talent in geckos that's shaking up what we thought we knew about animal hearing. According to the researchers, this special ...

Researchers discover that geckos use a mechanism usually associated with balance to sense vibrations, leading to new insights about how animals hear and feel their surroundings. University of ...

A study from the University of Maryland reveals that geckos utilize the saccule, traditionally linked to balance, for detecting low-frequency vibrations. This discovery suggests that reptiles may have ...

3 in the peer-reviewed journal Vertebrate Zoology. They suspected a known species of gecko with three “isolated populations” was actually several different species grouped together.

Canadian health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with geckos. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has identified 25 patients. One person has died. Three people ...

Many millions of weensy insects called minute (my-NOOT) pirate bugs are swarming our yards in recent weeks and their bite, while tiny, can be a doozy. Ginny Mitchell, education program coordinator ...

Gruesome footage shows the moment a man was forced to bite a giant anaconda to stop himself from being crushed to death in a Brazilian river. An onlooker filmed the terrifying near-death ...

THIS is the dramatic moment a man bites a giant anaconda to stop the ghastly serpent crushing him to death. The man was in the water in the Amazon, Brazil, when he was forced to sink his teeth ...