Jan 21 2011
Sharks Swimming in Australia’s Flooded Streets
Flood victims in Australia have a new danger to contend with: sharks swimming down their streets.
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Jan 04 2011
Floods Unleash Spiders, Snakes and Crocodiles
Floods in Australia have unleashed a "plague" of mice, spiders, snakes and crocodiles.
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Nov 08 2010
Tarantulas Provoke Brain’s Fear Circuits
Understanding which brain regions fail to function normally when confronted with fear could one day help treat people with phobias.
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Nov 01 2010
Big Parks, Little Value
Big parks may look good on a map, but they often do little to preserve nature's rich diversity of trees, birds, mammals, and other creatures.
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Oct 27 2010
Assassin Bugs Deceive Hungry Spiders
These insects trick spiders into thinking they're prey, but these bugs quickly turn the tables.
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Oct 13 2010
Genetically Engineered Silkworms Spin Like Spiders
Silkworms have been modified to produce spider silk, creating a fabric that could be used in everything from bulletproof clothing to artificial tendons.
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Sep 17 2010
New Spider Catches Attention in Giant Web
Scientists recently made a huge discovery when they stumbled upon a new spider species in Madagascar that constructs webs up to 82 feet long.
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Jul 26 2010
Bug Outbreaks Mostly Not Due to Warming
From a ship overrun with spiders to bed bug infestations at major clothing stores, is this the time of plagues?
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May 27 2010
Predators Pick Body Parts for Balanced Diet
Hunger pangs probably guide meat-eating animals, including humans, to choose certain body parts of their prey over others.
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May 13 2010
DNA ‘Spiderbot’ Crawls into Action
Could this nanobot soon be making its way to a microscopic assembly line?
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