S piders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

The story of silk is full of the extraordinary. First Paraguay and Suriname have caterpillars larger than any in Europe, ...

Misunderstood and often feared, insects play a crucial role in nature – something that 31-year-old Wendy Zhang hopes to ...

At around 3,300 meters (2 miles) below the surface of the ocean off the coast of Alaska, where the warm light of the Sun never penetrates, an NOAA Ocean Exploration remotely operated underwater ...

For many Americans, living abroad and exploring new locales outside the U.S. is a dream. While there are plenty of ways to experience life in another nation, one popular route is to establish a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Orb nails its conclusion with a set of big surprises and big thoughts that capitalize on everything the narrative has been building up to. It's not a tidy ending, but it's an appropriate one.

Spider-Man is one of the few Marvel heroes with a supporting cast and rogues gallery wide enough to support an entire cinematic universe. Or so execs at Sony thought when they launched their ...

SINGAPORE - A tiny blob on a plant captured the attention of Singaporean freelance photographer Nicky Bay in January – and mystified him. From a distance, the 2cm-long pouch looked like the ...

Spiders use their hind legs to pull silk threads, strengthening them and making webs more durable. Northwestern researchers discovered that stretching aligns protein chains and forms more bonds, ...