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Ginormous worms ruled the Cambrian seas 500 million years back, fossils reveal
These creatures were a remarkable 30 centimeters long, which was enormous in a world where most org…
Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans
In the game of climate change, there are winners and losers. These four animals will come out on to…
Ellyn Lapointe
A woman heard clicking and rustling for days. Doctors found a spider and its exoskeleton in her ear.
The woman went to see a doctor after the "incessant beating, clicking, and rustling sounds" kept he…
Kim Schewitz
Naming a species after a celebrity may do more harm than good
Many species were named in honor of famous people and celebrities. But species names are difficult …
Jenny McGrath
Videos of tardigrades walking around reveal that these microscopic water bears rely on 'grappling hook' claws
Tardigrades are microscopic creatures with "noodles for legs," as one expert describes it, but they…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Spiders eat up to 800 million tons of prey each year, more than all humans weigh
Either way, if spiders weren't eating 400 to 800 million tons of insect every year, we'd be engulfe…
Kevin Loria
How to treat and prevent chigger bites
To treat chigger bites, you'll need to reduce the annoying itch and refrain from the urge to scratc…
Erin Heger
Diseases spread by ticks are on the rise - here's what you are at risk for throughout the US
Between 2004 and 2016, rates of diseases spread by vectors like ticks and mosquitoes tripled, with …
Kevin Loria
There are hundreds of bugs in the average American home
Bertone tells Tech Insider that they don't yet know exactly how these populations would vary in hom…
Insects are dying off at record rates - an ominous sign we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
In 2017, a study indicated that 75% of Germany's flying insects had disappeared since the 1990s. An…
Aylin Woodward
Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses are skyrocketing - here's how to know if you have Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that's spread primarily though the bite of an infected black-…
Kevin Loria,Erin Brodwin,Sama…
How to tell if you have winter allergies and treat your symptoms
Winter allergies aren't caused by pollen, but indoor allergens like mold, mildew, dust mites, anima…
MK Manoylov
Chronic Lyme disease is a rare, but serious condition — here's how to know if you have it
Chronic Lyme disease is when symptoms of Lyme disease continue for at least six months or more afte…
Molly Glick
How A Powerful Mathematical Principle Spelled Doom For Absurdly Large Centipedes
This limits the size of modern insects - at some point, they get so big that, if they kept followin…
Andy Kiersz
How to choose the most effective bug spray to keep mosquitoes and ticks away
Their results showed that certain popular products do almost nothing to keep mosquitoes away. Citro…
Kevin Loria
How insects are trained for TV and movies
Movies will often use live bugs on camera instead of CGI to make their story feel more real and to …
Chris Snyder
A single tick bite could put you at risk for at least 6 different diseases
6. Powassan virus has been around for a while but has received more attention recently, especially …
Kevin Loria
The animals most likely to kill Americans
Bees, hornets, and wasps kill 58 Americans every year on average, mostly by anaphylactic shock afte…
Matthew Speiser
Astronauts may one day use this tube to eat, drink, breathe, and recycle poop on the moon or Mars - here's how it works
"The idea was just, 'Ok, show us how much food you can generate and water you can harvest and oxyge…
Dave Mosher,Skye Gould
17 Amazing Sea Creatures Spotted On NOAA's Most Recent Expedition To The Bottom Of The Ocean
For many people, the phrase "sea cucumber" may evoke images of a shapeless, colorless blob at the b…