Patrick Pester

Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say.

Your brain and behaviors tell you you're in love in a variety of ways. Here's 14 signs you've been struck by Cupid.

Researchers believe one male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin is responsible for annual attacks on beachgoers in the Fukui prefecture of Japan, and he's doing it because he's lonely.

Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from the hosts'abdomens while they're still alive.

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Indian authorities believe wolves have killed 10 people in the Bahraich region of Uttar Pradesh in recent months, as fear and confusion grips local villages.

"The Secret History of Sharks" author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great whites.

People all over the world believe they've seen or heard a ghost, but there's no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the paranormal. So what's behind these "encounters"?

People all over the world believe they've seen or heard a ghost, but there's no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the paranormal. So what's behind these "encounters"?

From delicate dandelions to mighty oak trees, millions of plants use seeds to reproduce. But where did the first seeds come from?