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They’re big and colorful — and rumored to fly. But are Joro spiders really nightmare fodder?
Kenosha News· 22 hours agoA large, brightly colored invasive species called the Joro spider is on the move in the United...
Don't just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread 'black death' plague
NPR· 6 days agoBut some researchers have suggested that rat fleas alone couldn’t have triggered one of the fastest spreading pandemics in human history. Hinnebusch and his colleagues wondered ...
Ancient Porcupine Discovery Solves Evolutionary Mystery 10 Million Years in the Making
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoNew findings from a complete porcupine skeleton in Florida reveal a much earlier origin for North...
‘Out of control’: Why the discovery of H5N1 bird flu in mice is so alarming
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHouse mice have become the latest mammal to become infected with H5N1 bird flu, sparking fears that...
Returning a 170-year-old preserved lizard to Jamaica is a step toward redressing colonial harms
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt remains a key adversary today in the struggle to stabilize the population of the critically...
Ancient rat pee created 'time capsules' of the last 50,000 years
Futurity· 5 days agoIn a new paper, scientists are calling for improved preservation of ancient rodent nests called...
Wo-ah! Long boa constrictor snake found in Upper West Side backyard
New York Daily News· 4 days agoA 5-foot-long boa constrictor was rescued Wednesday morning from an Upper West Side backyard, where...
Goetze: Howling at the sky, a mouse with attitude
Times Record News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThere is no doubt that grasshopper mice are exceptional rodents! Jim Goetze is a retired professor of biology and former chairperson of the Natural...
Riding the rails with New Mexico voters
Source New Mexico via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOver the last eight years, I’ve spent many hours outside polling places from Albuquerque to Española begging voters for interviews. This time I tried...
This injectable gel can help to diagnose brain injury — then it disappears
Nature· 4 days agoThe squishy sensors could be used to monitor the brain for tumours or injury, before eventually...
