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Snake that hunts with fake spider on its tail shocks scientists
3+ day, 43+ min ago (644+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 10:00 AM EDT True to its name, Iran’s spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) has a rather novel strategy. It uses a tail that looks like a spider to lure birds trying to eat the decoy spider. When the time…...
New data flips the narrative on how lions and hyenas interact in the wild
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (437+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 12:00 AM EDT In The Lion King, the hyenas Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed were at the evil lion Scar’s every beck and call. And while the Disney team probably didn’t spend an extensive amount of time observing lions and…...
New fabric stays cooler than white cotton—and it’s purple
1+ week, 5+ day ago (133+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 1:08 PM EDT “We have traditionally had to make a choice between cooling performance and appearance,” Adelaide University materials engineer Jun Ma and study co-author said in a statement. “Our research shows that we can have both. We can…...
How do you find Eastern box turtle nests? You’ll need a spool of thread.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (513+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026 11:03 AM EDT Earlier this year, a team of researchers in Virginia spent more than eight weeks tracking down Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) nests, employing a technique that seems straight out of ancient Greece’s Minotaur myth. The…...
11 stunning images celebrating Earth’s life—and the scientists who study it
3+ week, 2+ day ago (377+ words) Published Aug 20, 2026 11:00 AM EDT An expressive little orange-tailed marsh dart damselfly (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum) peering through a hole in a leaf is the winner of the 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition. Since 2023, the annual competition highlights the…...
Desert tarantulas prepare for sex and death at Zion National Park
3+ week, 4+ day ago (187+ words) Published Aug 18, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Their usually solitary schedule only begins to change as the summer months shift to fall. Beginning around late-July, male desert tarantulas will brave both the brutal daytime heat and its watchful predators like foxes and roadrunners…...
Narwhal tusks are twisty, magical mathematical marvels
3+ week, 4+ day ago (658+ words) Published Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) tusks may not really be magical, but they do have some mathematical magic. Their tusk is actually made up of two spirals (or helices) instead of one. The tusk’s outer structure twists to…...