Spiders can be exceptionally intriguing creatures. Whether we're talking about megaspiders that give you nightmares, or spiders that hunt in choreographed packs, these (sometimes) tiny creatures can ...

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to an increase in environmental noise. By now, residents have grown used to the sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction, and more noises that ...

If a tree falls in the woods and there are only spiders around, can they hear it? That’s the question Ronald Miles from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Binghamton University, and ...

Arachnophobes often cite spiders’ unpredictable movement as the basis of their fear, pointing out how each spindly leg seems to lift, flex, and probe with a menacing degree of autonomy. Perhaps ...

Although they're frequently called insects, spiders belong to a closely related class called arachnids. Spiders are helpful to people because they feed on harmful insects. Spiders aren't aggressive or ...