If You Must Kill That Spider, The Best Way Is To Freeze It
The next time you see an eight legged friend that you’d rather not be friends with, here’s the best way to kill it
Britain Will Decide If Badger Culling Is Humane Based on the Noises the Dying Animals Make
The similarities between how the shot badgers thrash about compared to harpooned whales will also be factored in
Endangered Whales Are Being Sold as Dog Treats to Rich People in Japan
Luckily, it seems that many Tokyoites aren’t buying into the endangered treats, which sell at around $37 for 500 grams
Tiger vs. Lion—Who Would Win?
Lions are the king of the plains. Tigers rule the jungle. But face to face, which would win?
Batten Down the Hatches: Another Bad Hurricane Season Is on Its Way
Forecasters are predicting a hurricane season even more active than last year’s
Cockroaches Have Evolved to Avoid Our Traps
In just a few years, cockroaches evolved to avoid our poisons
Dreaming of Animals Might Augur the Onset of Diseases like Alzheimer’s
Research has shown that sleep disturbance might be one warning sign of neurodegeneration—like insomnia, sleep apnea, drowsiness and animal-packed dreams
Computers at Home Neither Help, Nor Hurt Students
Simply giving kids computers won’t suddenly make them do better in school
Bicycle Helmets Really Do Work, But You Have to Wear Them
Helmets accounted for an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but people still aren’t wearing them
Here’s How the Enhanced Fujita Scale Works, and This Is What It Looks Like
The Moore, Oklahoma tornado was upgraded to an EF-5 storm
Like Your Mother Warned, Chilly Winter Air Does Indeed Promote Colds
Colds proliferate when temperatures drop and cold air chills peoples’ upper respiratory tracts, giving rhinoviruses a chance to strike
Bears That Have No Fish to Eat Eat Baby Elk Instead
The illegal introduction of lake trout in Yellowstone’s lakes is having wide-reaching consequences
FDA Sticks Its Nose Into Fecal Transplant Procedures
The new regulations may kick off a wave of do-it-yourself fecal transplants at home, which likely will not turn out well
How Puking Could Save the Endangered Marbled Murrelet
For the marbled murrelet the conservation plan is a little unusual: making their predators vomit
How to Understand the Scale of the Oklahoma Tornado
In terms of size, speed and staying power the Oklahoma tornado was a force of nature
Lizards Appear to Be Hardier Astronauts Than Mice
Russian scientists say that this experiment represents that longest period animals have ever spent alone in space and been recovered alive
Invasive Crazy Ants Are Eating Up Invasive Fire Ants in the South
How ecosystems will function if fire ants suddenly disappear and are replaced by crazy ants remains an open but worrying question
Doctors Used to Use Live African Frogs As Pregnancy Tests
Now, those former test subjects may be spreading the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus around the world
A Friendly Reminder From Pretty Much Every Climate Scientist in the World: Climate Change Is Real
Yes, climate change is real. Yes, we are causing it.
Dogs Experience a Runner’s High (But Ferrets Do Not)
Though the researchers didn’t include cats in the study, they suspect that felines, too, would experience a runner’s high
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