You don't see flypaper hanging around much anymore. Fly paper (also called fly tape or ribbon) caught on in the mid-1800s. Originally the ribbons were coated with a sticky substance and a poison, ...

Instead of stitches and screws, doctors are looking to the next generation of medical adhesives — glues and tape — to patch us up. Their inspiration? Water-loving creatures like oysters, marine worms ...

The pebbles of its case stay snugly in place, as the larva weathers steep climbs underwater. Instead of stitches and screws, doctors are looking to the next generation of medical adhesives — glues and ...