Scientists have done the impossible once again and proved that a fictional concept can't be real. A new article in the scientific journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" explained ...

As comic-book publishers plot world domination, the plausibility of some of the industry’s most famous characters has come up for debate. Researchers at the University of Cambridge announced last week ...

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 ...

It's not Spiderman, it's "gecko man," with researchers at Stanford University demonstrating a gecko-inspired climbing technology that allowed a graduate student to climb up a glass wall when fitted ...

Having faced off the Green Goblin and Mysterio, Spider-Man has been defeated by his greatest enemy; maths. According to a team of scientists from Cambridge University, for the webslinger to stick to a ...

He makes it look easy but in real life, but it defies the physics of stickiness. A Spiderman balloon is seen during the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Researchers ...

If the superhero Spider-Man were to climb walls like a true spider, he would need ridiculously enormous feet, a new study finds. Like spiders, a variety of critters can scurry up walls, including some ...

Scientists have discovered a gene that, when inactivated, can give flies super sticky powers. The gene, found in vinegar flies and named spidey, after Spider-Man, is responsible for producing their ...