We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Our bodies are like museums of evolution. We walk on two legs ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Imagine you’re a spider nestled comfortably in your messy cobweb ...

Medical sculptor Damon Coyle walks around with a Mary Poppins bag of body parts. Fake ones, that is. At the University of Missouri, his lab creates hyperrealistic body parts designed to help medical ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it's not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths and ...

It inhabits a patch of forest in Waianae mountain range Crafty caterpillar prowls spider webs for helpless prey Caterpillar eventually turns into brown-and-white moth April 25 (Reuters) - In a remote ...

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