Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, ...

A groundbreaking study by University of Nebraska–Lincoln biologists has revealed that funnel-weaving spiders, also known as ...

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Asante kente is a cloth that embodies the cultural heritage and history of the Asante people. The Asantes are a major ethnic ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Certain orb-weaving spiders have developed a catapult-like mechanism to spring to safety and avoid sexual cannibalism, an international research ...

“When they spin silk out of their silk gland, spiders use their hind legs to grab the fiber and pull it out. That stretches ...