Further Reading
- Autumn, K., M. Sitti, Y. A. Liang, A. M. Peattie, W. R. Hansen, S. Sponberg, T. W. Kenny, R. Fearing, J. N. Israelachvili, and R. J. Full. "Evidence for van der Waals Adhesion in Gecko Setae.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, September 17, 2002.
The original research article that rejected an alternative hypothesis that water-based forces were responsible for the gecko's ability to walk upside down on horizontal surfaces.
- Edwards, R. "Getting Critical.” New Scientist, October 30, 1999.
One of several articles in New Scientist on the nuclear plant accident in Tokaimura, Japan.
- Eisner, T., and D. J. Aneshansley. "Spray Aiming in the Bombardier Beetle: Photographic Evidence.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, August 1999.
More about Eisner's study of the chemical-spraying beetle.
- Graham-Rowe, D. "Fancy a Walk on the Ceiling?” New Scientist, May 17, 2003.
An engineer is trying to mimic the hairs on gecko toes, to allow larger organisms to walk on walls and ceilings.
- Sapolsky, R. "Wild Dreams.” Discover, April 2001.
PET scanning has been used to study dreaming.
