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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…

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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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…

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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   


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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…   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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   


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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…

Chelsea Harvey