Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant ma...

Scientists believe ‘dark DNA’ may be accountable for the diverse range of variation we see in nature

Sheetweb spiders don't immediately pounce on fireflies caught in their webs, and for good reason, according to new research.

The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.

Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows African social spiders committing matricide and cannibalizing their elderly rela...

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Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the...

After R. Kelly filed an emergency motion seeking home confinement for fears for his safety in prison earlier this week, the singer’s lawyer...

EVEN though humans have never set foot on Mars, we’ve still got plenty of photos of the red planet.And if you went by those pics alone,...

The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage may soon die ou...

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a bizarre pig-sh...

Social signals stop young labyrinth spiders from hunting their siblings even when they are starving. However, the cannibalistic spiderlings...

Open world sci-fi RPG Beta Decay is being delightfully greedy. The game's retro PS1-inspired art style hides some furious ambitions. It will...

The giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters).