In a remarkable discovery, researchers have unearthed 10 new species of fossilized spiders from the Mesozoic era, including one whose eyes still reflect light, 110 million years after its death. This ...

Cobwebs and Christmas don’t seem to have much in common. But one legend, deeply rooted in Ukrainian tradition, brings them all together — and also explains why tinsel became a Christmas classic.

Black widow spiders contribute to the environment by killing a significant amount of pests that cause harm to crops and spread disease. However, their venom is highly toxic and can impact human health ...

A new analysis of an exquisitely preserved fossil that lived half a billion years ago suggests that arachnids—spiders and their close kin—evolved in the ocean, challenging the widely held belief that ...