Scientists have done the impossible once again and proved that a fictional concept can't be real. A new article in the scientific journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" explained ...

Scientific discoveries are typically made through observations of the natural world. From watching an apple fall from a tree to theories of evolution, our eyes are what provide us with the tools to ...

Environments make species. This was the fundamental biology lesson that was drilled into Charles Darwin when he visited the Galápagos Islands back in 1835, a trip that ultimately inspired his theory ...

We don't usually expect evolution to be predictable. But Hawaiian stick spiders of the Ariamnes genus have repeatedly evolved the same distinctive forms, known as ecomorphs, on different islands, ...

Over the years there have been many theories as to why spiders don’t get caught up in their own sticky webs. But it’s only recently that researchers have finally figured out that it’s actually a ...

The genus of spiders known as Ariamnes has always been known to have a few tricks up its sleeve. Measuring a max of just two centimeters in size, it can hide from predators by camouflaging itself to ...

Cannibalism. Bondage. An offering of flesh. Spiders have weird (and wonderful) ways of enticing and entertaining their mates. Catherine Scott, an arachnologist at the University of Toronto, shares ...

Researchers asked why spiders do not stick to their own sticky webs. Repeating old, widely quoted but poorly documented studies with modern equipment and techniques, they discovered that spiders' legs ...

Scientists have figured out a fascinating mystery of evolution by showing that different species will evolve in similar, predictable ways even if they have no contact with one another. This trait is a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 12, 2016 - If you go out after a rain, you may notice spider webs glistening with water droplets. The soggy webs resemble human-made meshes for fog collection: They both have ...