Female spiders play dead during sex so males don't have to worry about being eaten By Harry Baker published 29 March 23 Researchers have determined the cause of an unusual behavior in funnel weaving spiders that involves the females curling up as if they're dead before having sex.
Rates of autism diagnosis in children are at an all time high, CDC report suggests By Sascha Pare published 29 March 23 A 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children is the highest it's ever been.
DeepMind's AI used to develop tiny 'syringe' for injecting gene therapy and tumor-killing drugs By Nicoletta Lanese published 29 March 23 Researchers used the AI system AlphaFold to develop a tiny "syringe" that can inject proteins into cells.
2,000 mummified rams' heads were gifted to long-dead ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II By Harry Baker published 29 March 23 Researchers have discovered a vast cranium collection that was likely left as an offering to Ramesses II, a much-loved pharaoh who died around 1,000 years before the skulls were embalmed.
Gargantuan black hole 30 billion times the mass of the sun is one of the largest ever discovered By Ben Turner published 28 March 23 Astronomers used gravitational lensing and supercomputers to identify the colossal black hole, which is among the largest ever found.
Mathematicians make rare breakthrough on notoriously tricky 'Ramsey number' problem By Stephanie Pappas published 28 March 23 The bounds on Ramsey numbers, which describe relationships between nodes in a network, have been narrowed.
Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected defies explanation By Stephanie Pappas published 28 March 23 Scientists are taking a closer look at the afterglow left by the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, and what they see doesn't fit with any theoretical models.
China discovers strange glass beads on moon that may contain billions of tons of water By Ben Turner published 28 March 23 Scientists detected water trapped inside glass spherules on the moon after analyzing soil samples brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission.
Deadly spiders that can kill in minutes and survive underwater are hiding out in swimming pools By Hannah Osborne published 28 March 23 Heavy rain in Australia has led to an influx in venomous spiders being washed into people's swimming pools. Species found include funnel-web spiders, the venom of which is so toxic it can kill a child in just 15 minutes.
This iPad Air is as powerful as a laptop, and it's $70 off at Amazon By Lloyd Coombes published 28 March 23 Get one of the best iPads around at a discount at Amazon, with up to $70 off the iPad Air M1.
Why did a weird goblin shark going viral on Twitter blow up into a bizarre scientific spat? By Sascha Pare published 28 March 23 Last year, scientists described a weird goblin shark in a scientific journal despite never setting eyes on it. Experts now question the review process that approved the study.
Mysterious aurora-like phenomenon 'STEVE' appears during strongest solar storm for more than half a decade By Harry Baker published 28 March 23 STEVE was spotted across the U.S. and in parts of the U.K. after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years smashed into our planet.
Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. By Tom Metcalfe published 28 March 23 Was Stonehenge an ancient solar calendar, as a 2022 study claimed? Not at all, says a new study by two scientists who specialize in ancient astronomy.
Roman-era trash dump containing naked Venus statue and other artifacts unearthed in France By Kristina Killgrove published 27 March 23 Archaeologists have found a trove of artifacts, including two statues of the goddess Venus, in a Roman-era quarry-turned-trash-dump.
'Wedge tornado' in Mississippi is the deadliest in more than 50 years By Sascha Pare published 27 March 23 A devastating, nearly mile-wide "wedge tornado" has killed at least 26 people and battered Mississippi with golf ball-size hail and winds up to 200 mph.
Photo shows 'massive' great white shark scarred after rare battle with 2 serial killer orcas By Hannah Osborne published 27 March 23 A pair of orcas off the coast of South Africa have been ripping open sharks and feasting on their livers for the last eight years. A great white shark that survived an attack by the serial killer brothers has now been identified through huge scars across its massive body.
Step into VR with $70 off of the Meta Quest 2 and two free games By Lloyd Coombes published 27 March 23 Meta's most popular headset just got a price drop and a couple of free games, too.
Blue-ringed octopus, one of the most toxic animals on Earth, bites woman multiple times By Harry Baker published 27 March 23 An unnamed woman was bitten twice by a blue-ringed octopus, which contains one of the most dangerous neurotoxins on the planet, but she escaped relatively unharmed.
What's the difference between poison and venom? By Ethan Freedman published 27 March 23 Poisonous and venomous animals can kill, but their toxins are delivered different ways.
How long can you go without sleep? By Donavyn Coffey published 26 March 23 And what can happen to your body if you stay awake way past your bedtime?
