For Anelosimus studiosus spiders, the storm survival checklist apparently includes a combative personality.

The feces contain the oldest example of parasite DNA ever recorded.

New findings suggest Neanderthals evolved their unusually broad fingers after they split from Denisovans, just 400,000 years ago.

Lava descending into Hawai‘i’s ocean drove an upward surge of deep sea nutrients, cultivating life at the surface.

Scientists say the planet, called K2-18b, is “the best candidate for habitability” beyond our solar system.

It’s almost too dense to exist. Almost.

A new study hints at the ways in which air pollution may directly impact a fetus.

A new study suggests a plume of dust once blocked the sun’s rays from Earth, triggering an ice age some 466 million years ago.

That spells trouble for the entire planet.

American pikas’ responses to climate are driven by location, location, location.

This month, NOVA is hosting three events that will dive into how autonomous vehicles work, how they may change the way we live, and whether we will ever be able to entrust them with our lives.

A new refrigeration technique harnesses the ability of rubber and other materials to cool down when released from a tight twist.

Nearly half a billion years ago, marine arthropods called trilobites lined up single-file before meeting a tragic end.

Thousands of fossils from Colorado show how plants and animals evolved together after an asteroid devastated life on Earth.

Researchers used artificial intelligence to reevaluate elevations vulnerable to rising sea levels.

In addition to causing disease itself, the virus destroys immune cells trained to respond to other pathogens the body has encountered before.

New research quantifies the fire risks of eight species of invasive grass.

But many questions remain about the true origin of the Homo sapiens species.

The images confirm the species, which has been “lost” to science for 29 years, is alive and well in its native Vietnam.

The Ziggy Link recalibrates the Druid’s geometry for a smaller rear wheel.
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Travel back to 2018, the one and only time the DH World Cup circus arrived in Losinj.
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What makes the perfect Mother's Day morning? How about a foolproof frittata and fruity cocktail recipe? Crafted by professionals, these are easy enough to allow the guest of honor to relax and let someone else handle the cooking!

Show me the monkey! Watch a primate break into an ATM in India

Between 83,000 and 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa, with 29 million to 44 million infected, in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year if containment measures do not work, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

France's former 94-year-old president Valery Giscard d'Estaing is accused of sexually assaulting a German reporter.

Google parent Alphabet has scrapped its plans to develop a futuristic “Smart City” on the Toronto waterfront over privacy concerns and economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic

Tá an coróinvíreas ag spreagadh fearg, fuath agus ciníochas i measc daoine a deir Ceannaire na Naisiún Aontaithe. Dúirt Antonio Guterrez an méid sin agus srianta san Eoraip agus san Astráil á maolú de réir a chéile.

LAUSD's decision to temporarily shut down schools causes an enormous disruption. And it's not clear how helpful the move will be in slowing coronavirus spread.

Inglewood can help solve the first-mile last-mile problem of public transit in a big way.

Amid a public health emergency, it's unconscionable for California to allow dozens of state-owned homes to stay empty.

With 40 million kids home from school, what's being done to make sure students are learning?

It's not the government takeover that many Californians wanted for the fire-starting utility, but the deal Gavin Newsom struck with PG&E should help.

Closing trial courts to the public and postponing non-essential proceedings during the covid19 emergency makes good sense as a public health measure but shuts the public out of proceedings that under normal circumstances are rightfully accessible. Constitutional rights of criminal defendants are protected not just by the right to counsel but also by public scrutiny of hearings, judges, prosecutors and other public officials. Many problems would have been avoided if only courts would embrace televised proceedings and modern communications technologies.

The Los Angeles City Council is rushing a major law that would dictate how businesses rehire workers after layoffs.

It's especially galling that the Trump Administration chooses this very moment, in a pandemic, to rollback car emission standards.

Communing online is a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The president must drop his opposition to 'globalism' in the interests of public health

The justices give police the OK to stop drivers with nothing more than the barest fig leaf of a reason: that the car owner's license has been revoked.

Cutting off asylum-seekers isn't the only controversial policy issue President Trump has forged ahead with under the guise of fighting COVID-19.

There's no place and precious little time for this kind of shameless obstructionism during a pandemic that is particularly ravaging older impoverished people already racked with medical problems — like the ones who would have been cared for at the Ayres Hotel.

'Exciting' vice presidential selections have sometimes been a disaster.

Here's some of what went down during NBA All-Star 2020 media day at United Center in Chicago.

Veteran guard Reggie Jackson intends to sign with the Clippers once he clears waivers Thursday, a person with knowledge of Jackson's plans confirmed.

Veteran guard Reggie Jackson always wanted to play alongside Paul George. He gets his chance now with a Clippers team aiming for an NBA title.

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, Montrezl Harrell added 22 and the Clippers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 124-97 rout of the Memphis Grizzlies

Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George know time is running out to develop consistency that matches their top-end potential.

Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, Paul George added 24 as the Clippers overcome defensive issues in a 136-130 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

With their gaze fixed fully on the playoffs for months, the Clippers have been guilty of appearing disinterested at times during the regular season.

The Clippers plan to sign veteran center Joakim Noah to a 10-day contract, a deal that will become official early next week.

Marcus Morris has struggled with his shooting since joining the Clippers, and after a tough outing against the Lakers, he's blaming no one but himself.