The unusual DNA of a particular type of spider is fascinating scientists, as they think it may hold the key to diverse evolution across the world we live in. Australia’s peacock spider, known for its ...

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It's not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia's dancing spiders that make them special. There are more than 100 different species of the peacock spider, whereas most animals have ...

"We had this crazy idea that spider webs would capture airborne DNA from local vertebrates. Our initial results from Perth's hills were promising with a bunch of local wildlife detections, but the ...

Spiders think with their webs, challenging our ideas of intelligence Josh Newton at Curtin University in Western Australia and his colleagues have found that spider webs capture the DNA of creatures ...

The rich tapestry of life on Earth is fraying, due in large part to human-caused habitat loss and climate change. As more species disappear, researchers are racing to track this global decline in ...