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1,177 results for: Spiders

  1. Science & Society

    Revisiting the science stories that made us cry, think and say ‘OMG’ in 2017

    Each year Science News selects the top stories for their importance and impact. But the staff’s favorite stories strike a different chord.

    By Kate Travis

  2. December 9, 2017

    In the Dec. 9 SN: Lessons from the Pliocene, searching for new ways to fight MS, a supernova on repeat, the great gene drive debate, spider sleep secrets, an ailing boy gets new skin, kleptopredation and more.

    By Science News
  3. Animals

    These spiders may have the world’s fastest body clocks

    Three orb-weaving spiders may have the shortest circadian clocks yet discovered among animals.

    By Mariah Quintanilla
  4. Animals

    This sea slug makes its prey do half the food catching

    Nudibranchs’ stolen meals blur classic predator-prey levels.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Neuroscience

    Scientists are seeking new strategies to fight multiple sclerosis

    Facing so many unknowns about multiple sclerosis, researchers explore the immune system, the neurons and the gut to fight the disease.

    By Ashley Yeager
  6. Animals

    Being a vampire can be brutal. Here’s how bloodsuckers get by.

    Blood-sucking animals have specialized physiology and other tools to live on a diet rich in protein and lacking in some nutrients.

    By Susan Milius
  7. Animals

    These spiders crossed an ocean to get to Australia

    The nearest relatives of an Australian trapdoor spider live in Africa. They crossed the Indian Ocean to get to Australia, a new study suggests.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  8. Animals

    How spiders mastered spin control

    Scientists reveal a new twist on the unusual properties of spider silk.

    By Emily Conover
  9. Astronomy

    What do plants and animals do during an eclipse?

    A citizen science experiment will gather the biggest dataset to date of animal responses to a total eclipse.

    By Lisa Grossman
  10. Animals

    A lot of life on planet Earth is awful and incredible

    Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses how the natural world feeds our sense of wonder.

    By Elizabeth Quill

  11. August 19, 2017

    In the Aug. 19 SN: Bulletins from the tick wars, roots of Rwandan genocide, spin-resistant spiders, making mums blue, tardigrade saga continues, HIV antibodies from cows, Maxwell’s demon aces memory test and more. 

    By Science News
  12. Genetics

    Tardigrades aren’t champion gene swappers after all

    Genetic studies reveal more secrets of the bizarre creatures known as tardigrades.

    By Tina Hesman Saey