These arachnids, also known as ray spiders, have evolved a unique hunting technique: instead of waiting for prey to fly into their web, they use it like a catapult to ensnare unsuspecting prey. But ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

These spiders - the geometry of their web is slightly different, and it's tensed in a different way. Can we use that as inspiration for building the sensing systems in airplane wings or other ...

DANIEL: Han then tried the same experiment with a tuning fork that vibrated at a frequency akin to an insect beating its wings - just way stronger. HAN: They would release their webs from much farther ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. Most spiders wait for prey to fly into their ...

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. Copyright ...