Civil War is one of the most critical events in recent Marvel Comics history, and it all started with one tragedy. A lesser-known team of teenage superheroes, the New Warriors, sought to make a name ...

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Myakka River State Park offers a rare glimpse into Florida’s soul – before the high-rises, before the highways, before humans decided that what paradise really needed was more gift shops. Here, the ...

The purpose of stabilimenta within the web is unclear. They could help collect water, regulate a spider’s body temperature, ...

F or decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs. Now, ...

Made from a silk that’s distinct from the ordinary web scaffolding surrounding them, stabilimenta reflect ultraviolet light, leading some scientists to suggest their function is primarily ...

A study shows that spider web decorations help spiders locate prey by spreading vibrations across more silk threads.

Researchers used computer models to simulate if and how these features influence prey affect vibrations of orb-weavers' webs ...

The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in ecosystems.