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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Qatar University (QU) researchers have developed a material, modelled on a Namib Desert beetle, that pulls millilitres of water out of humid air within an hour, pointing to a low-energy source of ...

In the Namib desert—one of the driest places in the world—a tiny species of beetle climbs the dunes, leans its body toward the wind, and catches the only source of water it can: passing droplets of ...

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 ...

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 ...