Jeez. It takes convincing but spiders, scary as they are, perform a critical function in nature. Here are 7 reasons we should ...

Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Northern black widow, or northern widow is closely related to the Southern black widow. It lives in the mid-Atlantic United ...

The question "Are serial killers born or made?" inevitably comes up in almost any discussion of the most notorious and most barbaric serial killers in human history (that is, serial killers who not ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Paws and Whiskers, a no-kill feline-only animal shelter in Toledo announced on Saturday that they are moving to new digs. The shelter announced on Facebook that they will be moving to a ...

You fear that higher minimum wages risk a “doom loop” of price rises for consumers and job losses for the least-skilled (“Time for a pause”, November 22nd). You also fret that research doesn’t focus ...

Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces ...

Spiders of the Clubiona genus, which are among the most important natural enemies of pests found in orchards, are active during the winter. New research in The FEBS Journal reveals the characteristics ...

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Studies show cats know their own names and the names of their companions, and can recognize human emotions, even changing their own behavior in response. Despite all this, humans still routinely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He comes in peace. Matt Bertone, CC BY-ND I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you ...

Halloween is an opportunity to celebrate that which is creepy, spooky, scary, and sometimes stranger than fiction. And for many, the celebrations conjure up images of two specific animals: spiders and ...