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 ...

Nature is full of amazing adaptations, some of which are almost difficult to imagine. One such example is that of the darkling beetle. These beetles live in harsh, arid deserts, making it difficult to ...

The Namib Desert beetle has inspired a new style of ice-resistant aircraft surface. Scientists have studied the water-gathering beetle, and have developed a patterned surface based on the small bumps ...

Imagine if Tony Stark went bug-watching instead of inventing in the lab. While we’re working on complex machines, beetles have been solving survival challenges for millions of years. The darkling ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Willcox Playa tiger beetle under the Endangered Species Act. The rare tiger beetle ...

Ever squashed a bug underfoot and wondered why it just keeps buzzing? Now, picture a car tyre rolling right over it; most critters would be crushed, but not this diabolical ironclad beetle. Research ...