How a tiny spider uses silk to lift prey 50 times its own weight
A family of spiders can catch prey many times their own weight by hitching silk lines to their quarry and hoisting the meaty prize...
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An ancient Egyptian mummy was wrapped in an unusual mud shell
An unusual mud-wrapped mummy is leading archaeologists to rethink how nonroyal Egyptians preserved their dead. CT scans of an Egyptian mummy from around 1,200...
Einstein’s theory of general relativity unveiled a dynamic and bizarre cosmos
Albert Einstein’s mind reinvented space and time, foretelling a universe so bizarre and grand that it has challenged the limits of human imagination. An...
Top 10 science anniversaries to celebrate in 2021
Centuries from now, 2021 will be celebrated as an anniversary year most noted for getting rid of 2020. It will be less remembered as...
The Milky Way’s newfound high-energy glow hints at the secrets of cosmic rays
The Milky Way glows with a gamma ray haze, with energies vastly exceeding anything physicists can produce on Earth, according to a new paper....
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other
Shortly before a mass extinction ended the Age of Dinosaurs, a reptilian, barracuda-like carnivore with a mouth like a box cutter patrolled the warm...
COVID-19 precautions may be reducing cases of flu and other respiratory infections
Heading into the dead of winter, doctors and scientists have noticed something odd: Missing cases of non-COVID-19 respiratory illnesses, specifically flu and respiratory syncytial...
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease
A single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is 85 percent effective at preventing severe disease and death, even against new variants of...
Ship exhaust studies overestimate cooling from pollution-altered clouds
Among the biggest questions for climate change forecasters is how atmospheric aerosols shape clouds, which can help cool the planet. Now, a new study...
Diabetes during pregnancy is tied to heart trouble later in life
Diabetes brought on by pregnancy might set a woman up for heart trouble later on, even if her blood sugar levels snap back to...
Why did humans’ brains surpass chimps’? A tiny foe might help explain it 
Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering 
‘Burden and loss’ builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment 
Eating too much sugar on antibiotics could squash helpful gut bacteria