Being quite small, insects can have a very different relationship with the water-air interface than larger animals do. Surface tension allows for insects like water striders to skate along the top of ...

You may hardly feel a raindrop, but for some tiny insects, one drop can have an intense impact. Mendowong Photography/Moment via Getty Images Water striders are tiny insects that can walk on water.

Scientists said on Wednesday they have discovered how tiny insects manage to walk on water and propel themselves across the slippery slopes of ponds and puddles. Although the surfaces of the water ...

The insect could be trapping air bubbles to achieve the rare feat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Walking on water is a common ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can cause big problems when they enter the water supply. One way my fluid dynamics lab explores microplastic movement is by studying how tiny ...

For billions of years, nature has been the world’s master engineer. Natural evolution has created impressive, sometimes implausible creatures. Take, for instance, the water strider. This group of ...

A "meniscus"--the crescent-shaped and barely visible slope literally at water's edge--can mean life or death to an insect the size of a speck of dust. Water bugs that tiny must summon the energy to ...

Don't think it's a trick of the light. There are actually animals that can walk on water, including these talented creatures. Are there really animals that can walk on water? There is no question ...

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 ...

NPR's Geoff Brumfiel has been stuck at home with his two small kids since March. They have been passing the time in part by looking for bugs. Recently, they have found a water strider. This summer, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Microplastics are tiny ...