Scientists discover Namib Desert beetle cools down when running

The Onymacris plana, a darkling beetle, is the first known land animal that gets cooler as it exercises, scientists said.

A Namib desert beetle runs to stay cool: How scientists solved the puzzle of this unique and speedy species

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

Grasses in the fog: Plants support life in the desert

Researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen and the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Görlitz have studied the role of the ...
The Conversation

A Namib desert beetle runs to stay cool: how scientists solved the puzzle of this unique and speedy species

Duncan Mitchell has received funding from South African National Research Foundation, South African Medical Research Council, Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, Australian Research Council. Joh R. Henschel ...