The brown recluse spider could use a good publicist, at least in Florida. ...more

January 19, 2009

TAMPA - The brown recluse spider could use a good publicist, at least in Florida. ...more

January 14, 2009

Plenty of science percolated on this page over the last year, and today we look back at some of the more intriguing topics we had the pleasure of sharing with readers. ...more

December 31, 2007

Some people think leftovers are the best part of Thanksgiving. ...more

November 16, 2007

When 15-year-old Roberto Jesus Ortiz spiked his teacher's bottled water with Visine on Friday, the result wasn't the gut-buster he anticipated, according to a police report. ...more

October 4, 2007

PIT VIPERS: Description - Rattlesnakes, cottonmouth (moccasins) and copperheads have large triangular heads, fangs, a pit that senses body hear below the eyes that have elliptical pupils. ...more

September 22, 2007

The Chilean rose-haired tarantula's venom liquefies its prey's insides, allowing the spider to consume its catch by drinking it down. ...more

September 20, 2007