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Daddy long legs perform fellatio—and other wild facts about how these arachnids mate

Some female daddy longlegs will perform fellatio, perhaps to avoid potential violence from males, while males of another species entice females with a secretion on their penises

Cyclosporiasis cases surge while new research questions ‘protein maxxing’

An outbreak of Cyclospora infections tied to produce spreads across multiple states as new research challenges the protein maxxing craze

Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83

MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD

After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.

Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls

EMILY ANTHES AND WILL CROOKS

Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.

Senate funding resolution seeks to put OMB rule changes to research grants on hold

The proposed changes have seen significant bipartisan pushback and have been criticized by scientists across disciplines

How Antarctica's Blood Falls came to be

The bright, red-orange stain on Antarctica's ice-covered landscape may trace back to ancient oceans

It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

Cyclospora outbreak tied to two deaths as parasite-borne illness continues to rage

These deaths were reported by Michigan, which has seen more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis emerge since late June

Washington's wildfires are a warning for the entire U.S.

Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster

The U.S. military needs tungsten, but pristine NASA site may stand in the way

A unique landform is vital for calibrating NASA's satellites, but it's likely sitting atop a vast deposit of this heavy metal, which is crucial for making munitions

An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago

A rare fossil find shows a tooth embedded an ichthyosaur's vertebra, where it was likely left when a giant pliosaurid chomped down on this dolphin-resembling reptile

A SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon—these videos show what could happen

Astronomers' simulations predict what this lunar impact—and its aftermath—will look like

A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon

KENNETH CHANG

The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

CATRIN EINHORN

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

JACK TAMISIEA

Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.