Mimicking a real-life bug known as the water strider, a team of international researchers has created a robotic insect that can jump on water without making a splash. "I'm just fascinated by how the ...

Shea Gunther is a writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster living in Portland, Maine. He covers topics such as renewable energy, climate change, and nature. Being able to jump is a hugely advantageous ...

Swarms of robots inspired by water-hopping insects could one day be used for surveillance, search-and-rescue missions and environmental monitoring, researchers say. More than 1,200 species of animals ...

Entomologists at Washington State University are sharing news of an insect with several unique characteristics that might just show up in your garden this summer. The spittlebug, or Philaenus ...

The praying mantis might be the Mikhail Baryshnikov to other wingless insects' less-coordinated Joe Shmo, at least when it comes to jumping. While many jumping insects spin quickly in the air and land ...

A team of engineers from the University of Illinois has published the first known study documenting the long-jumping motion of 3D-printed insect-scale robots. “To my knowledge, this is the first time ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Did you envision a giant machine assembling cars, Data from “Star Trek,” C-3PO from “Star Wars” or “The Terminator”? Most of us would probably think of something massive – or at least human size. But ...

Insect tibias are best suited to withstand the high stress of emergency behaviors rather than the fatigue stress of normal behaviors, according a new study. Insect tibias are best suited to withstand ...

Associate Professor and Curator of Insects, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically ...