The Namib desert of south-western Africa can be extremely hot—the surface temperature can be over 50°C. But a surprising ...

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 ...

Two-thirds of the world's population faces an extreme water shortage at least one month a year. Many of these places are dry, arid deserts with no reliable source of fresh water — other than fog, that ...

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 ...

Fog harvesting — a technology similar to the moisture farms used on the desert planet Tatooine in Star Wars — has the potential to provide fresh water in certain areas on Earth, scientists say. In ...

The Namib desert beetle collects water from the air using the unique waterproof bumps on its back. Credit: Getty Images Bank Scientists have developed a way to convert water vapor in the air into ...