Whirligig beetles, the world's fastest-swimming insect, achieve surprising speeds by employing a strategy shared by fast-swimming marine mammals and waterfowl, according to a new study that rewrites ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Two insect-like robots, a mini-bug and a water strider, developed at Washington State University, are the smallest, lightest and fastest fully functional micro-robots ever known to be ...

Speed in the animal kingdom comes in many forms, from powerful land sprints to lightning-fast dives beneath the waves. Whether it's in the air, on land, or through water, each species has evolved in ...