This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Because of their small size, water ...
“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 ...
Scientists observed a beetle walking upside-down on the undersurface of a pool of water. How does this beetle walk this way? And why? Video by John Gould.Credit... Supported by By Sabrina Imbler After ...
Fog harvesting — a technology similar to the moisture farms used on the desert planet Tatooine in Star Wars — has the potential to provide fresh water in certain areas on Earth, scientists say. In ...
(Gray News) – Researchers in Japan have identified a beetle that can survive being eaten. The little bugs use an option some might call the “back door” exit. After being eaten by a dark-spotted frog, ...
A newly discovered species of beetle is being named after the Oscar winner. Vacationing ecotourists, aka citizen scientists, discovered a new species of water beetle in Malaysia and have named it ...
One in five animal species on the planet are beetles, with around 400,000 species officially described but scientists believing there could be as many as 1.5 million different types of these resilient ...
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 ...
Nursing the yard through a hot summer sometimes is more about what you don’t do than what you do. Some activities are wasteful, some are counter-productive, and a few are downright plant-harmful when ...
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, ...
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 ...