Ingenious web construction and energy stored in stretched silk strands lend spiders super powers to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.

If you are bitten by a large, black spider in Australia, the medical advice is to treat is as an emergency. However, not all ...

Researchers found a hidden mathematical rule in tree-like art. Branch thickness follows a predictable ratio, making trees recognizable.

A Utah artist has made tiny art galleries in New York, Mexico City and other places. Now she's brought the idea home, to a ...

SEE IT: Exquisite Creatures Revealed at OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave., 503-797-4000, omsi.edu. 9:30 am–5:30 pm Tuesday–Sunday, ...

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.