Dew. Dew may cause water droplets on houseplant leaves in much the same way as it causes droplets on your lawn. When there is a temperature difference between the plant and its surrounding air ...

By mimicking the structure of a leaf beetle, researchers have developed a superhydrophobic surface resistant to water droplet ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) says that leaving water droplets on leaves in bright sunlight might cause the scorching ...

As you would expect, the more spherical water droplets on the water-hating leaves did concentrate the heat better, but not enough to scorch the leaf. So sunlight shining through water droplets ...

Water beads up on a fallen leaf following a recent rain in the Rainbow area of Washington County. If you have a recent photo ...

The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets. Four billion years ago, Earth was a lifeless world, but a dynamic one. Crashing waves ...

It'd hard not to love fiddle leaf figs (Ficus lyrata). These beautiful plants are adored for their large, glossy leaves, and their sculptural silhouette. They can be a real statement piece in a ...

These are water droplets on a lotus leaf. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use ...