Afraid of spiders no more: New exhibit at Notebaert Nature Museum takes the mystery out of arachnids
The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.
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Seeking Synchronous Fireflies in Appalachian Hills
It was about 10:30 pm, the darkness so inky you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The leafy boughs of late-spring ...
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
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Photos: 37 live beetles disguised as Japanese snacks seized at Los Angeles airport
(KTLA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials intercepted dozens of live beetles concealed in Japanese snack packages at the Los Angeles International Airport last month. Agriculture ...
Photos: 37 live beetles disguised as Japanese snacks seized at Los Angeles airport
Agriculture specialists assigned to the airport discovered 37 live beetles hidden inside packages of Japanese snacks, chocolate, and potato chips, the CBP said. The contraband was discovered during a ...