While humans and squirrels alike are known for their skills on water skis, the record time for fastest ski was set by a beetle. That’s right, as it turns out, waterlily beetles can “water ski,” too — ...

“At first, I just assumed it must have been a bug that had fallen into the water and was swimming across the surface,” Gould told Science News. “But then realized the bug was upside-down and below the ...

Access to clean water is a huge issue across the globe. Even in areas with water resources, a lack of infrastructure or reliable energy means purifying that water is sometimes extremely difficult.

A material inspired by a desert beetle’s trick for extracting water from the air could have a range of novel engineering applications, its developers say. It could be used to make self-decontaminating ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Here's a riddle for you, a man is standing in the desert. He's thirsty, parched, and surrounded by fresh water but he can't drink. Why? He's ...

A beetle may help humans solve the problem of finding drinking water in the desert. UK researchers have discovered that the tenebrionid beetle (Stenocara sp.), from the Namib Desert in southern Africa ...

Because of their small size, water beetles might have been kicked around since they were born — but thanks to abnormal survival strategies, they’re “stayin’ alive” after predators eat them. Meet the ...

BOSTON (CBS) - A couple of Boston College graduates are banking on a beetle to help solve the world's clean water crisis. The World Water Council estimates about 1.1 billion people lack access to safe ...

Although it’s commonplace to see insects walk across the surface of a pond or lake, it’s quite a rare sight to see one walking across the underside of a water body’s surface. (Unless, of course, ...