The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected to thrive. In fact, only one insect group, ocean skaters, or water striders, has adapted to life on the open seas ...

Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have proposed a hypothesis for why insects are so rare in marine environments. They previously showed that insects evolved a unique ...

The "sea skater" is one of the few insects that lives full-time in a marine environment. Scientists are now taking a closer look at how the animal repels water, with an eye towards the development of ...

PORTLAND, Maine (CBS) -- Beachgoers in Maine say their feet turned black after spending a day at the ocean. People all along Maine's southern coast reported their feet turning different shades of gray ...

Meet the sea butterfly. Unlike most species of zooplankton that occupy the all-important base of the marine food web, this sea snail earned its nickname by behaving more like an insect, fluttering its ...

Sea skater dodges water downpour. Reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 @ Mafadik et al. 2020 . Tiny sea skaters may hold the secret to developing improved water-repellent ...