Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to an increase in environmental noise. By now, residents have grown used to the sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction, and more noises that ...

We explain why you see more spider webs in your home in the fall, which spiders they could be, and what you can do.

If you've noticed webs forming in your trees and shrubs during the summer months, don't stress. While they look like the work ...

These circular creations are made by a class of spiders called orb weavers that includes lots of common garden spiders. They adjust their design based on which insects they’re most likely to capture: ...

Spiders in your home may look scary, but they cut pests, signal a healthy environment, and offer surprising hidden benefits.

Spiders known for elaborate circular webs have altered their spinning style in dark spaces to create apparent tripwires for walking prey. Those that make circular webs are known as orb-weavers, and ...

Just as the weather starts to turn, the spiders start to come out. Spider season has arrived for western Washington.

It could belong to a Joro spider, the large, yellow-and-black orb weavers. Atlantans are becoming well acquainted with the invasive species that, to some, seems to be taking over the city. But how ...

The inclinations that have, repeatedly, caused spiders to evolve the ability to balloon also make spiders difficult livestock ...