The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising ...

Namib desert beetles live in an area with little ground water, so how is it that they have no trouble finding H2O? Find out how the resourceful insects use their wing scales to absorb water droplets ...

SOMEWHERE IN THE THAR DESERT, India — Ummed Singh, 12, piles blankets on Camu’s burlap saddle and motions for me to climb on. I swing my leg around and hold on. “Lean back,” he tells me. The camel ...

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 number of scientists whose work is inspired by natural behavior is constantly growing. The lotus flower, with its ability to self- clean, is commonly described in literature and can be best examples ...

BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 22 (UPI) --Materials scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a new frost-reduction technology that could be employed on airplane wings and windshields. The technology, which ...

Inspired by a beetle's shell, a cactus spine, and the skin of a carnivorous plant, this slick, bumpy coating is a material straight out of Dune or Star Wars. Put this water-saving coating into a rain ...

Inspired by an obscure desert beetle, polymer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) came up with a way to construct test surfaces with a variable affinity for water.

Rerouting warm engine air and pumping ice-melting chemicals onto the wings are a couple of ways to keep aircraft surfaces free of frost during flight, but researchers are looking for a more efficient ...

Another first. I found a giant palm boring beetle on my front porch. At 2 inches in length this beetle is truly a giant, nearly twice as large as any other bostrichid beetle, with a huge head and ...