When escaping from attacking predators, different water strider species adjust their jump performance to their mass and morphology in order to jump off the water as fast and soon as possible without ...

As the wildfires in Maui tore through the town of Lahaina, some people fled into the ocean to try to escape the encroaching flames. "We hid behind a jetty because the wind was so hot," one man told a ...

Water striders live on the water surface and their leg length ranges from several to over 100 millimeters (Fig. 1,2). It is well known that they use their long hydrophobic legs and support their ...

It probably sounds like a great idea at the time. "Let's go find the highest bridge around and jump into the lake below," one teenager says to a friend. "Oh, and let's videotape it and put it online ...

Vaughan, Ontario, Aug. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s Wonderland is taking guest adventures to new heights in 2020 with the addition of a multi-level cliff jumping attraction in the water park ...

Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water independent on his off-grid compound in the New Mexico desert. Eric uses his passion for writing about ...

Cicadas get a little help from nature when it comes to grooming themselves, a new study finds. As unwanted particles, such as pollen, build up on a cicada's wing, water droplets can wipe it clean and ...

Claudia Beversluis was joined in the annual Sem Pond Jump by the Calvin president, vice presidents and assorted other college notables. Their frozen feat raised $12,778.52 to put a well in a village ...

Water striders spend all their life on the surface of water, and the secrets of their ability to "skate" on the water surface have been discovered more than a decade ago. It is only recently that ...