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In comic books, Spider-Man swings from skyscrapers, hanging from super-strong threads of silk. He shoots these sticky threads from his wrists. Now researchers have found a way to mimic this superhero material in real life. It’s the first adhesive that…
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A minor earthquake has hit Yellowstone National Park, and some people in the region experienced a tremor. The magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck near Norris Geyser Basin, which has a history of quakes.
Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.
Found in a roughly 350-year-old manuscript by Dutch biologist Johannes Swammerdam, the scientific illustration shows the brain of a honeybee drone.
Bats may broadcast their personalities to others from a distance, new experiments suggest, which could play into social dynamics within a colony.
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.
An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in two Kansas counties has sickened dozens since January 2024.
By modifying 20 regions of the genome, scientists successfully bred mice with two male parents and raised them to maturity.
Weather data show how humankind’s burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry, windy weather more likely, setting the stage for the Los Angeles wildfires.
