In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

Peacock jumping spiders are known for their vibrant displays while dancing, but these moves come with a fatal risk.

S piders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

Paul Verhoeven’s misunderstood film, which mixed giant insects with a subtle parody of the military world, is making ...

"Spiders do not usually run towards people when they sense danger. This would be like humans running towards something like ...

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States ― in other words, it’s the most common human illness caused by a biting arachnid that spreads a parasite. While treatable with ...

Just before the spring equinox, a friend and I went out on the Fish Creek Trail one morning on a low tide. We saw five or six ...

Quarter-size with legs outstretched, these spiders attach their webs to everything, whether rocks and grass or human objects ... and Dr. Hebets rounded up arachnid city slickers and country ...

Robert Pattinson stars in Bong Joon-ho’s bold and biting sci-fi satire “Mickey 17,” a film that blends cloning, colonialism ...

Louisiana is home to numerous different species of spiders, since the state's warm climate and diverse landscape makes for the perfect environment for the arachnids. While most spiders in ...

Scientists have filmed a giant deep-sea spider crawling on the Southern Ocean floor, shedding more light on the diversity of underwater arachnids. Researchers from ... small to as large as an adult ...