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- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN14 HOURS AGO

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
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN15 HOURS AGO

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
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Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83
After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.
11 HOURS AGO
Meet the Bee Vet, Now Making Hive Calls
Veterinarians are gingerly embracing the honeybee, a vital pollinator for agriculture but one that’s in increasing danger.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN9 HOURS AGO

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
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN10 HOURS AGO

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
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN7 HOURS AGO

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
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN8 HOURS AGO

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
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN7 HOURS AGO

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
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN5 HOURS AGO

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