A Costa Rican pirate spider lives up to the family name: It tricks closely related orb weaver spiders into “walking the plank,” right to their doom. Like any respectable pirate, pirate spiders have an ...

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There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

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When the Roman Empire got tired of pirates terrorizing shipping lanes and nearly bringing the known world’s trade to a halt, it went after them hard. Roman general Pompey reportedly took just 40 days ...

A gunpowder-filled hand grenade from the wreck of a former pirate ship has washed ashore on a remote U.K. beach. Local historian and author Robert Felce told Fox News that he found the hand grenade in ...

Science Museum Oklahoma invites adults to set sail for adventure at SMO21+: Pirate’s Cove. The exclusive 21+ evening of science, cocktails, and adventure on Saturday, October 25th from 7pm-10pm. The ...