And, as it turns out, Tide Free & Gentle is great for pretreating stains too, especially greasy or oily ones. I took this advice, but to make pretreating easier, I put Tide in a spray bottle with ...

CNN reporters and hosts said Monday that President Biden's decision to pardon his family members in the waning minutes of his administration tarnished his reputation and was "a stain on his legacy." ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

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Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...

Scientists in Australia say a group of “unusually large” funnel-web spiders is actually a new species in its own right. Researchers say they used anatomical and DNA comparisons to study ...

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. Nicknamed 'big boy', it can grow up to 9cm (3.54 inches) compared with 5cm ...

A dentist has revealed which of four popular drinks stain teeth the most, and claimed he was 'shocked' by the results. Dr Miles Madison, a dentist based in Beverly Hills California, took four ...

Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial infection caused by members of the genus Brucella affecting various animal species. In domestic livestock, the primary species responsible for significant economic ...