Spider Found Shedding Its Exoskeleton Inside Woman's Ear
The spider had crawled into the woman's ear canal and molted its exoskeleton, making strange noises that kept the woman awake.
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New Species of Sea Lizard Looks Like Giant Komodo Dragon With Flippers
"If you put flippers on a Komodo dragon and made it really big, that's basically what it would have looked like," the lead author of the study said.
Surfer Killed by 13-ft Great White Shark, Witnesses Fear: 'He Grabbed Him'
"He pulled him back down, brought him back up, pulled him back down again," one witness told local media.
Space Storms Have Weird Effect on Birds, Scientists Discover
"Our study suggests that fewer birds migrate during large geomagnetic storms," study author and University of Michigan ecologist Ben Winger told Newsweek.
Ancient Maya Kings May Have Already Told Us How to Solve Our Water Crisis
The ancient people used aquatic plants and flowers to filter and clean the water in their reservoirsâsomething that may be worth trying nowadays.
Penguin Colony Eaten to Extinction by Foxes Returns After 30 Years
"The re-establishment of the Eden colony was made possible by the installation of a predator-proof fence," local scientist Nicholas Carlile told Newsweek.
Can We Prevent Alzheimer's? Scientists Say New Tests and Treatments are "a Game Changer"
Recent advances, including promising new drugs and blood tests, mean doctors may one day soon be able to stave off the worst effects of Alzheimer's.
Toxicologists Reveal Popular Weed Killer May Harm Teenage Brains
"Very little is known about the safety and long-term effects on humans for most of these chemicals," a San Diego academic in the study said.
Bizarre 535-Million-Year-Old Creature Discovered With Rare Preserved Muscle
"Such fossils are extremely rareâliterally a needle in a haystack," Virginia Tech researcher Shuhai Xiao told Newsweek.
Female Frogs Fake Death to Escape Unwanted Male Attention
To avoid being crowded to death by males wanting to mate during the breeding season, female frogs have evolved ways to get the males to leave them alone.
Middle America Will Soon Be Too Hot to Live in, Scientists Predict
Humans may not be able to withstand the heat if the Earth continues to warm past 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Asteroid Size of 8-Story Building To Fly Closer to Earth Than Moon
2023 TM3, an 80-foot asteroid, is classified as a near-Earth object (NEO), but is too small to be considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO).
Coins Linked to Infamous Massacre Found Hidden in Fireplace
The coins may have been hidden by a victim of the Glencoe Massacre of 1692, that saw nearly 40 people slaughtered.
Cats Purr Using Katy Perry Vocal Technique, Scientists Say
Anatomical investigations revealed a unique 'pad' within the cats' vocal folds.
Thousands of Skeletons Reveal Most Violent Period in Ancient Middle East
It has often been claimed that interpersonal violenceâwhich includes assault, killing and tortureâhas declined over millennia.
