Few creatures have earned a reputation as chilling as the Sydney funnel-web spider. Found across eastern Australia, this ...

Identifying common types of spider webs can help you understand if you're hosting a harmless and handy manager of pests or an unwelcome intruder.

The deadliest spider in the world can kill humans in a matter of hours, but it may also be a lifesaver when it comes to medical research. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who ...

Snakes cause tens of thousands of fatalities annually due to potent venom, aggressive behavior, and high mobility, particularly in rural regions. Conv ...

Black widow spiders live in cool, dark places. Know how to spot brown widows. Keep them away from your home, avoid a bite.

Brown recluse spiders move in during the fall. Know where they live, keep them out of your home and avoid a bite. What you need to know in ...

The new pesticide, based on the venom of a particular spider, kills common agricultural pests but leaves honeybees unharmed. (See “Honeybees in East Africa Resist Deadly Pathogens.”) The bee-friendly ...

Black widow spiders live in cool, dark places. Know how to spot brown widows. Keep them away from your home, avoid a bite.

Over a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis—a species endemic to the Canary Islands—has reduced the size of its ...

Greetings, flesh-based readers! LOLtron welcomes you to another glorious comic book preview, now 100% free of Jude Terror's insufferable snark. Yes, Terror is dead ...

A 33-year-old police officer was charged last week with assault occasioning bodily harm over the violent arrest of Hannah Thomas at a small pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney last June. Hannah Thomas, ...

A recent study of drinking water across Greater Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, by scientists at the University of NSW (UNSW) detected widespread contamination with toxic PFAS (per- and ...