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Animals

This spider’s barf is worse than its bite

Most spider species subdue dinner by injecting venom from their fangs. Feather-legged lace weavers swathe prey in silk, then upchuck a killing brew.

By Susan Milius12 hours ago

A young toddler wearing a flannel shirt sits at a table and holds a jar of food.

At early ages, autism in girls and boys looks similar

By Laura Sanders21 hours ago

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Space

Here’s how a collision of star remnants launches a gleaming jet

By McKenzie Prillaman23 hours ago

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Physics

Rainbows of sound are a reality thanks to a new device

By Emily ConoverJune 11, 2025

This illustration shows numbered balls emerging from two side by side metal cage ball tumblers, like those used to pick Bingo letters.

There’s no cheating this random number generator

By Celina ZhaoJune 11, 2025

A closeup of a baby's thigh with a purple bandaid with yellow stars, suggesting a vaccination site.

Health & Medicine

How one mom is navigating vaccines’ uncertain future

By Erin Garcia de JesúsJune 11, 2025

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A 43,000-year-old Neandertal fingerprint has been found in Spain

By Javier BarbuzanoJune 10, 2025

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Spotlight on Health

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U.S. moms say their mental health is getting worse

A national survey finds that mothers of children ages 0 to 17 years report mental health declines from 2016 to 2023.

By Aimee CunninghamJune 3, 2025
FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think
A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice

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Flamingos create precise water vortices in a shrimp-hunting frenzy

Nashville Zoo flamingos reveal the oddball birds generate many types of vortices to eat. The swirls could be an inspiration to human engineers.

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Biden’s prostate cancer is incurable, but it is treatable

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An at-home cervical cancer screening device was OK‘d by the FDA

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This tool-wielding assassin turns its prey’s defenses into a trap

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