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Why are tarantulas so hairy?
Tarantulas use their "hair" for all kinds of things, including smelling and tasting.
It's not 'all in your head' — neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan...
In her clinic, neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan often sees patients with psychosomatic illness — conditions she believes are widely...
Sand striker: The glittering 'bobbit' worm that chops fish...
Sand strikers — also known as bobbit worms — reach up to 10 feet long. They have razor-sharp jaws they use to catch unsuspecting fish...
AI faces are 'more real' than human faces — but only if...
People deem AI faces as being more 'real' than pictures of the people the algorithms are trained on — but only if these AI-generated...
'Few insect orders have been spared': Why death by parasite...
In the adapted excerpt below, from Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms, ecologist Alison Pouliot encounters a species that targets...
World's 1st 'conversation' between humans and whales could...
Researchers are studying humpback whale communication systems to learn how to detect and interpret extraterrestrial signals from outer...
What would happen if you drilled all the way through Earth?
Intense pressure and sweltering temperature would accompany a trip down through Earth's layers and out through the other side. However,...
ISS astronaut captures constellation of icebergs in amazing...
European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen shared a series of lovely photos showing Earth's fleeting icebergs as seen from the...
