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Are daddy longlegs really the most venomous spiders in...
Is there any truth to the tale that daddy longlegs are the most venomous spiders?
Infamous Mars meteorite contains organic molecules. But...
Organic molecules in a Mars meteorite that crash-landed on Earth are not signs of life, but instead formed in chemical reactions between...
4-foot tsunami hits Tonga after explosive eruption of underwater...
A tsunami triggered by the explosive eruption of the underwater Tonga volcano in the Pacific Ocean slammed the shoreline of the Pacific...
Weird sand 'chess pieces' dot Lake Michigan shore. Here's...
Here's the science behind the bizarre sand pillars that formed on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Why is the world map you know wrong?
Here's why flat world maps always have distortions.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket spotted from space before and after...
SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer.
Keeping time: The origin of B.C. and A.D.
The use of "anno domini" and "before Christ" to mark time began in the early days of Christianity, when clerics needed to know when...
China builds 'artificial moon' for gravity experiment
The test chamber will enable scientists to test technologies and structures on Earth before sending them to the moon.