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AnimalsTiny structures give a peacock spider its radiant rump
Peacock spiders use pigments and complex nanostructures to achieve bright dance costumes.
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AnimalsThe animal guide to finding love
Learn to dance, keep an eye on your competition, bring a gift: Animals have some practical advice for finding a mate.
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AgricultureCan science build a better burger?
Researchers hope to replace whole animal agriculture and feed the world with lab-made meats or plants.
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AnimalsAncient arachnid was almost a spider
A newly discovered ancient arachnid might offer clues on spider origins.
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PhysicsIn her short life, mathematician Emmy Noether changed the face of physics
A century after she published a groundbreaking mathematical theory, Emmy Noether gets her due.
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AnimalsTo prevent cannibalism, bring chocolate
If a date goes bad for a nursery web spider, a romantic gift can serve as a shield.
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AnimalsDiversity of indoor insects, spiders adds to life’s luxuries in high-income neighborhoods
A massive survey of indoor spiders and insects in town finds dozens of different scientific families in homes, more in high-income neighborhoods.
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AnimalsSpider diet goes way beyond insects
Veggie-eating spiders have been found on every continent except Antarctica, a new study notes.
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AnimalsFighting like an animal doesn’t always mean a duel to the death
Conflict resolution within species isn’t always deadly and often involves cost-benefit analyses.
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EcosystemsLong-ignored, high-flying arthropods could make up largest land migrations
Forget birds. 3.5 trillion insects, spiders and mites a year fly over the southern United Kingdom.
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AnimalsAnimals give clues to the origins of human number crunching
Guppies, dogs, chickens, crows, spiders — lots of animals have number sense without knowing numbers.
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Animals‘Cannibalism’ chronicles grisly science of eating your own
In "Cannibalism", a zoologist explores a grisly topic that scientists have only recently begun to study seriously.
By Sid Perkins