The newly discovered peacock spider M. constellatus, named in honor of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” Peacock spiders (genus Maratus) are known for their luminous badonkadonks, which males use to dazzle potential mates through sexy spider courtship dances. Scientists have…
This rare example of “frozen behavior” in the fossil record preserves two mating, long-legged flies in honey-colored amber from Victoria, Australia. About 41 million years ago, two long-legged flies had just begun an amorous tryst when they were caught fast…
A whale shark vertebra from Pakistan, in cross section, showing 50 growth bands Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the largest living fish in the world, averaging about 32 feet (10
CORONAVIRUS has infected hundreds of thousands of people in nearly every corner of the world but the pandemic will pass, a doomsday preacher has optimistically claimed. The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in China last November but it has rapidly spread to…
A satellite image shows the new ozone hole spreading over the North Pole. Scientists have detected what may be the largest hole in the ozone layer ever recorded over the North Pole. The ozone hole covers an area roughly three…
A forest fire is burning in part of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, shown here on April 5, 2020. Ukrainian officials reported a spike in radiation levels due to the fire. Part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone where the infamous power plant…