Swiss engineers have unveiled a robotic hand reportedly more efficient than its human counterpart. The device, developed at the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL), features a ...

The human hand is often hailed as the “pinnacle of dexterity”, but there’s always room for improvement. In a new study, ...

Many social media posts and videos try to offer a variety of herbal and essential oil concoctions intended to keep spiders out of your home. One recent TikTok video from creator @mrsclarehoops ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many social media posts and videos try to offer a variety of herbal and essential oil concoctions intended to keep spiders out of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

In research published in Insect Conservation and Diversity, investigators analyzed records from social media to explore which arthropods—including insects and spiders—are most preyed upon by domestic ...

A Washington College professor is asking residents across Baltimore and Maryland’s Eastern Shore to help track the spread of the Jorō spider, an invasive species that has recently appeared in the ...

The extraordinary anti-predator strategy of two tiny, orb-weaving spider species has been uncovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Florida. Several ...

Every summer, like clockwork, the giant house spider emerges from the shadows. From July through September, males abandon their damp basements, sheds and storage closets, venturing boldly into ...

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Continuing the trend of new characters, Amazing Spider-Man #16 introduces Plague RX, an ally of ...

Arthropods, including insects and spiders, make up the vast majority of animal species on the planet. Despite their small size they are irreplaceable contributors to the health of natural habitats, as ...