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When stressed, these male spiders woo mates with empty...
When times get lean, male spiders may cheat more when wooing females by offering them worthless gifts of leftovers or dry leaves,...
Why does paper tear more easily when it's wet?
Paper gets flimsy when wet due to its chemical structure, primarily its hydrogen bonds.
Hallucinogen use hits record-high in adults, survey reveals
An annual survey started in 1975 suggests that more adults under 50 are using hallucinogens.
Lyme disease: Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Lyme disease is an infection that is spread to humans through the bites of ticks carrying specific bacteria.
Math's 'hairy ball theorem' shows why there's always at...
Here's what the hairiest problem in math can teach us about wind, antennas and nuclear fusion.
Is pee sterile?
Here's the science behind urine and whether it's sterile or swimming with bacteria.
Space photo of the week: Ring Nebula glistens like a jelly-filled...
The archetypal planetary nebula imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope now comes in two colorful versions, each showing spectacular...
Synagogue unearthed in Russia may be one of the oldest...
Archaeologists think the temple dates to the first century B.C., before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
