Periodical cicadas have one of the strangest life cycles in the animal kingdom. The 17-year cicadas spend 99.5% of their lives underground in an undeveloped nymph state, which is the longest strictly ...

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The winner, Taylor Stanberry, removed 60 Burmese pythons and took home a $10,000 prize. The 10-day ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When a fan-favorite blockbuster or critically acclaimed awards contender becomes a hit on ...

Earlier this month, Amazon Prime Day set a new record with US shoppers spending an estimated $23.8 billion over the four-day event, according to Adobe Analytics. One of the core drivers of that ...

The city of San Diego is seeking to move past a blundered real estate deal with a new high-stakes transaction, this time betting on a development team’s ability to turn the empty 101 Ash St. office ...

Tuesday marks a decade since the launch of Amazon's iconic Prime Day savings event, which has consisted of two deal days for Prime members since 2019. Last week, however, the e-commerce company held ...

Somerville’s animal control department received reports of a python on the loose Saturday, sparking an unusual neighborhood search for the slithery creature. Its last seen location was on Taylor ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Johannes holds an MSci in ...

A North Korean hacking group is targeting crypto workers with a Python-based malware disguised as part of a fake job application process, researchers at Cisco Talos said earlier this week. Most ...