The Namib Desert beetle can harvest fog out of the air. Here's how it's inspiring scientists to create technology that could help end water shortages.

The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around 200 beetle species live on its bare, inhospitable-looking sand ...

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 ...

A species of desert beetle in southern Africa may hold the key to understanding how car windshields and airplane parts can be kept from freezing in low temperatures. In a study featured in the journal ...

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 ...

A US startup is developing a self-filling water bottle that sucks moisture from the atmosphere to create condensation, in the same way the humble Namib desert beetle does. The beetle, endemic to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A species of beetle found in the Namib Desert in southern Africa is the first known land animal that gets cooler as it exercises, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot – the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number ...

The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot - the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising number of around 200 beetle species live on its bare, inhospitable-looking ...