When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of nature’s most astonishing feats take place at a scale often smaller than a ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Have you ever passed a pond or swamp and seen bugs walking on the water? Find out how they do it in this Smithsonian Lightning Lesson. Sponsored ...

Discover the amazing properties of water's surface tension as you make metal paper clips float on water. You'll learn about the forces that hold water molecules together and how insects like water ...