How do geckos defy gravity? - Eleanor Nelsen

TED-Ed · 1.7M views · 2015 · 4:30

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Explains the science behind geckos' ability to climb walls using van der Waals forces and specialized foot structures.

Linked by 5 independent sites, 2 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including ted.com, libretexts.org, westside66.org, edutainment-ted.jp, ekolss.com.