Snaking out: Former X Factor contestant's 6ft boa escapes from his home

"Residents were warned to keep their doors and windows closed yesterday after a 6ft boa constrictor escaped from the home of a former contestant on the television show X Factor. The snake, which kills its prey by...

Spot the Spots: Biometric Penguin ID

All those penguins look pretty much the same. This problem has been baffling scientists who strive to track penguin migration and behavior without outwardly-visible tags. Their solution: computer-enhanced image...

Can you snap me now? It's a turtle-to-turtle wireless network

Two teams of researchers with seemingly divergent areas of interest have come together for a techie-meets-nature experiment in Massachusetts. The researchers are simultaneously studying new wireless technology and...

Ultraviolet glow lights up spider sex

As if dressed for a psychedelic rave, jumping spiders sport glowing patches on their bodies to lure in eight-legged mates, a new study finds. Jumping spiders of both sexes are known for their excellent eyesight, particularly in the ultraviolet wavelengths, and male jumping...

Mass Abduction Highlights Iraqi Security Crisis

"Uniformed men traveling in dozens of vehicles snatch more than 100 people from a government ministry . Even by Baghdad standards, it was an incredibly brazen snatch. In broad daylight Tuesday morning, armed men wearing police-commando uniforms kidnapped more than 100 people...

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