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 — ...

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, ...

The Namib Desert beetle lives in an area that only gets half an inch of rainfall per year, and so it draws 12 percent of its weight in water from the air to quench its thirst. NBD Nano co-founder ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – 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 ...

MELBOURNE -- The invention of “Airdrop”, a low-tech, atmospheric water-harvesting device, was inspired by a study of the Namibian beetle, an indigenous species that can be found in one of the driest ...

“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 ...

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 ...

A 3D-printed Janus microchannel heat sink inspired by desert beetles enables ultrafast bubble removal and prevents CPU thermal throttling.