Parents have reported that the sticky gel from some toys has left kids with red, irritated, or even peeling skin.

SunnyDays Entertainment, which sells the Squeeze Strawberry toy, told CR that the gel inside the toy is polyvinyl alcohol, comparable to materials found in common school supplies such as crayons and ...

Scientists are creating a new type of self-healing sticky gel that can be used as an adhesive or coating for underwater machinery. This sticky gel can also be used as a surgical adhesive in case of ...

A new Consumer Reports investigation found that some of these toys can break open, and what’s inside may irritate kids’ skin, ...

Mussels are remarkable creatures, not only in how good they taste steamed and buttered, but also in their ability to cling to rocks that are pounded by ocean waves. Their tenacious grip comes courtesy ...

A sticky, protein-rich gel appears to help stem cells stay on or in rat hearts and restore their metabolism after transplantation, improving cardiac function after simulated heart attacks, according ...

Scientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins. A patent is ...

For decades, scientists have searched for clues to how life first emerged on Earth. Many theories focus on simple molecules reacting in water or on fragile protocells drifting in ancient seas. A new ...

Mini drones sporting horsehair coated in a sticky gel could one day take the pressure off beleaguered bee populations by transporting pollen from plant to plant, researchers said. Roughly ...

Scientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins. Potential ...