Surfaces inspired by cicada wings and mosquito eyes have antifogging properties. A team of scientists from France and the US has created surfaces that mimic these natural systems, in an attempt to ...

Media coverage can often be the push that helps research make a splash. Well, this week’s Newscripts is a little late to that particular party. Andrew Dickerson’s research into what happens to water ...

From water to air: we only know many flying insects as adults, but many of them have their first life stages in the water. The larvae of mayflies, for example, spend almost a year in the shallow shore ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

This wonderful video, “Life at the Interface,” shows how insects who live on the water make use of, or get tripped up by, fluid dynamics. You can see insects shoot up towards the edge of a container ...

If you’re lost out in the wild, finding a source of drinkable water is one of your number one priorities. These four pesky little bugs might actually save your life. There are a lot of ways to look ...

Prime Day Deals: Shop sales in tech, home, fashion, beauty & more curated by our editors. Moreno’s beautiful haiku captures the allure of these graceful insects. Water striders are the epitome of ...

BOSTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) --Skinny-legged insects that quietly skate and jump across the surface of the water, called "water striders," were the inspiration for a newly designed robot, developed by ...

Insects are unlike mammals and birds because they must generate their own heat (called ectotherms). Insects die when they are ...

When Indonesian photographer Nunu Rizani noticed a spider crawling along a wet glass tabletop, he was struck by the reflection beneath it, and felt that it was a moment to capture on camera. What ...

Ever wonder why pests keep showing up in your garden, even when you think you’ve done everything right? Sometimes, the ...

Think back to the last glass of water you drank. Did you actually taste the water? Before you answer, keep in mind that taste and feel involve two different mechanisms. For example, if you coated your ...