Beetle wings are often hidden. Nestled behind armored shields on the beetle’s back, they unfurl in whirring sheets, whisking their clumsy owners from danger. Beetles don’t have more than two ...

In 2020, archaeologists in Gyeongju, South Korea, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom, came across a trove of lavish grave goods in a 1,400-year-old tomb. From a silver belt and bronze shoes ...

However, the scientists behind the flying rhinoceros beetle-like robot say theirs is unique in how it folds up its wings while resting, and then deploys them in order to take flight. Artist ...

LOS ANGELES — Charlize Theron’s evil queen costumes for Snow White & the Huntsman called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from Thailand and one ...

Thousands of the hard, brittle wings decorate the evil queen's regal dress of silk and metal mesh. "They're incredibly sharp, so I had to be careful about how I used them. If you hit them, you can ...

A material inspired by a desert beetle's trick for extracting water from the air could have a range of novel engineering applications, its developers say. It could be used to make self ...

Beetle wings are often hidden. Nestled behind armoured shields on the beetle’s back, they unfurl in whirring sheets, whisking their clumsy owners from danger. Beetles don’t have more than two ...

With the prospect of being ejected out of an airplane, these vehicles could use a protective shell. The flapping nature of beetle wings also allows for better maneuvering and slower speeds than ...

Roughly twice the size of a beetle and weighing slightly more than a CD (18 grams), the microrobot’s rapid, insectlike movements draw from research into how beetles deploy their wings. Unlike ...

Bugging the Northwest: The bright side of this beetle is its stinky warning Thu., July 28, 2022 A red net-winged beetle photographed near Tacoma uses its showy color to keep predators away.