Giant Redheaded Centipedes Are Venom Mixologists
The arthropods can tailor their toxins depending on whether they are hunting prey or defending themselves from predators, according to a new study.
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Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.
Air Turbulence From a Storm Can Start Earlier Than You Expect
This is your captain speaking: You may need to buckle those seatbelts a lot sooner than you’re used to.
Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC Pick, Wasn’t on Anyone’s Radar
But over the years, the former congressman’s views have often aligned with those of his potential boss, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — particularly on vaccine safety.
Life After Death: America’s Cemeteries Are Rewilding
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers that help wildlife. Efforts picked up in the pandemic.
Killer Whales Hunt Whale Sharks and Feast on Their Livers
Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers.
Footprints Suggest Different Human Relatives Lived Alongside One Another
A discovery in northern Kenya hints that two extinct species that were our ancient relatives shared the same habitat and possibly interacted.
Psychedelic Traces Found on Mug From Ancient Egypt
Egyptians may have used hallucinogenic substances as part of a fertility rite, researchers said.
The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering
Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.
A Fossil Gets Its Name From the Eastern Shoshone Language
After scientists found an extinct burrowing amphibian on Eastern Shoshone land, members of the tribe gave it a name in their language.