PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- If you think about it, water can be kind of weird. It can be a liquid, a solid or a gas. It contracts when it is cooled to a certain point, then starts to expand as it gets closer ...

Geckos sprint across the surface of water using a combination of body motion and surface tension. The lizard’s technique was revealed by high-speed observations made by Jasmine Nirody at the ...

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Robotic water strider is propelled by surface tension – and alcohol By Ben Coxworth October 20, 2021 An illustration of a water strider (left) alongside the robot Mitchel Timm/Michigan Tech View 1 ...

Permanent markers aren’t so permanent after all. All that’s required to peel the ink from glass is the surface tension of water and a little patience, scientists report. When glass marked with ...

Most tadpoles have to breathe air to survive but hatchlings are too feeble to break the “skin” on a pond’s surface caused by water tension – so they suck air bubbles instead. While tadpoles have gills ...

In total, there are 3,200 species of water scavenger beetles belonging to the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles have previously been known to use tiny hairs lining their abdomens and legs to trap ...